Internship in Satellite Radio Frequency Communications: Tool Development/Improvement (d/f/m)

Airbus SE; Immenstaad am Bodensee; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour week

Thesis opportunity

Travel within Europe

International environment

Modern technologies

Generation Airbus Community

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH invites a student intern for the On-Board Data Handling and Communications team in Germany, located in Immenstaad. The 3–6 month program starts 01.04.2027 and offers hands-on work on satellite RF communications tools, with mentoring by senior engineers in an agile environment.

The role focuses on developing and improving tools for test environments and link budgets; the candidate will work with satellite models and documentation, and may contribute to a final thesis

Qualifications

• Enrolled full-time student in Electrical Engineering, Information Theory or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Matlab.
• Language skills: English fluent; German/French/Spanish are beneficial.
• Teamplayer in a multidisciplinary team.
• Good communication skills.
• Focus on Radio Frequency is a plus.
• Knowledge of link budgets is a plus.
• Knowledge of automation for document generation (MS Word) is a plus.
• AI Knowledge and Vibe Coding skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Improve test environment automation by writing tools and test scripts for satellite data processing.
• Update and document a Link Budget Tool and run tests in sandbox mode.
• Collaborate with Engineering and AIT teams; learn in a structured tool environment; ensure updates are well documented.

Skills

English fluent

Team player

Good communication

RF focus

Link budgets knowledge

Automation for document generation

AI knowledge

Vibe coding

Education

Enrolled full-time student in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

MS Word

Job description

Job Description: In order to support the On-Board Data Handling and Communications Germany team, Airbus Defence and Space is offering an Internship in Satellite Radio Frequency Communications: Tool Development/Improvement (d/f/m)

Are you looking for an internship and want to get to know the work of a Development Engineer for Radio Frequency Communications (d/f/m)? We look forward to you supporting us in the On-Board Data Handling and Communications Germany team as an intern (d/f/m)!

Location: Immenstaad/Friedrichshafen Start: 01.04.2027 Duration: 3-6 months

Your location At the Airbus site in Immenstaad on Lake Constance, you’ll work where the future of Connected Intelligence, Space, and Air Power takes shape. In an environment that offers vision, you will shape technological innovations across domains. Our location thrives on dialogue: on campus, you’ll connect with a unique network of experts in satellite technology, military aviation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, as well as tomorrow's Combat Cloud and Ground Support. Our collaboration is equally dynamic—in agile teams, we tackle the most complex challenges, from AI-powered Earth observation to secure cloud architectures. Anyone seeking technological excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration will find the ideal environment here.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and work-life balance with a 35-hour week (flexitime).
• A final thesis is possible after consultation with the department.
• Traveling within Europe is possible after consultation and agreement from the department.
• International environment with the opportunity to network globally.
• Work with modern/diversified technologies.
• Opportunity to participate in the Generation Airbus Community to expand your own network.

Your tasks and responsibilities

Based on the candidate’s profile and preferences one of the two work packages listed below can be considered:

Test Environment Improvement

In the frame of the satellite integration and final verification of the spacecraft, it is necessary to process data generated during the satellite system test runs. This process is currently semi-automated. The objective is to increase automation of the test data processing and evaluation by writing respective tools and/or test scripts. The used test data for developing the tool will be the data generated by the real satellite Flight Model. The candidate will be in direct contact with the Engineering team, AIT team and next to the real satellite flight models in the clean room. The tool will improve the efficiency of the engineering and AIT team and have a direct impact on our day to day business.

Link Budget Tool

Airbus has developed a tool to analyse satellite Telecommand, Telemetry and Missions Data Link Budgets; i.e. Radio Frequency Signal Waveform Definition, Transmitter & Receiver characteristics, Link Margins, Data Rate, Atmospheric Model, Orbit Position etc. The selected candidate will make updates on this tool, document it and run test runs. For both work packages the selected candidate will first get introduced into the respective tool environment and will be provided with documentation to familiarize with the topic (self-study). In a second step the tool shall be used in a sandbox mode. The planned updates/development will be specified with a leading engineer and then implemented and tested. Finally all updates shall be well documented.

Desired skills and qualifications

• Enrolled full-time student (d/f/m) in the area of Electrical Engineering, Information Theory or an equivalent field of study.
• Proficiency in Matlab.
• Language skills: English fluent, German/French/Spanish are beneficial.
• Teamplayer in a multidisciplinary team.
• Good Communication skills.
• Focus on Radio Frequency is a plus.
• Knowledge of link budgets is a plus.
• Knowledge of automation for document generation (MS Word) is a plus.
• AI Knowledge and Vibe Coding skills are a plus.

Company: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Employment Type: Internship ------- Experience Level: Student Job Family: Elec.Electron.&Electromag,Optics&Optron.

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