Business Innovation | Security Management internship: physical security innovation funnel

Introduction

The DTS Physical Security & Identity Innovation team is part of ASML's Physical Security organization and helps shape the future of security through innovation, architecture, and governance. The team develops structured approaches that enable new ideas and technologies to be identified, assessed, and implemented effectively. During this internship, you will contribute to building a practical innovation framework that helps strengthen physical security capabilities across a global organization. Your work will support the structured evaluation and development of future security concepts, ensuring that innovation contributes to a secure and resilient environment.

Your assignment

In this internship, you will design and develop a practical Physical Security Innovation Funnel. You will research innovation management practices, translate relevant insights into a physical security context, and create a reusable framework that helps assess and advance innovative security initiatives. You will collaborate with different stakeholders and gain exposure to innovation governance within a complex international organization.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Research innovation funnel, stage-gate, and portfolio management approaches
• Identify relevant practices from different industries and innovation disciplines
• Map internal and external sources of emerging security concepts and technologies
• Design a structured Physical Security Innovation Funnel from idea intake to implementation
• Develop assessment criteria, prioritization methods, and decision-making frameworks
• Create templates, documentation, and supporting materials for each funnel stage
• Test and refine the framework using real physical security initiatives and proof-of-concept projects

This is a bachelor internship (non-thesis) for minimum 6 months, minimum 4 days per week (Hybrid). The start date of this internship is as of February 2027.

Your profile

To be suitable for the internship, you:

• Are pursuing a bachelor's degree in Integral Safety & Security Management, Innovation Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Innovation, Security Management, Risk Management, or a related field
• Have a strong interest in security, innovation, risk management, and emerging technologies
• Demonstrate strong analytical and research skills
• Are proactive and able to structure complex challenges into practical solutions
• Communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Collaborate well with different stakeholders while also working independently

Other requirements you need to meet:

• You are enrolled at an educational institute for the entire duration of the internship, and you are at least 18 years old at the start of the internship;
• If you are a non-EU citizen, studying in the Netherlands, your university is willing to sign the documents relevant for doing an internship (i.e., Nuffic agreement);
• You attach your cover letter with a clear motivation on why you are interested in this internship assignment in particular;
• You need to be located in the Netherlands to be perform your internship. In case you are currently living/studying outside of the Netherlands, your application shows the willingness to relocate.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Inclusion and diversity

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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