Space Propulsion System Performance Intern - Toulouse

Pangea Propulsion; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Pangea Propulsion in Toulouse is seeking a motivated System Performance Intern to join our team. During a six-month internship, you will support system-level design, modelling and performance analysis for Kronos full-flow staged-combustion rocket engines.

You will work with engineers across combustion, fluidics, turbomachinery to connect engine requirements with cycle modelling and subsystem performance. The role requires a MSc in Aerospace Engineering or equivalent, solid fundamentals in

Qualifications

• MSc in Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with numerical modelling and analysis.
• Strong fundamentals in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer.
• Understanding of liquid rocket propulsion and rocket-engine cycles.
• Ability to analyze coupled systems and interpret simulation results.
• Basic programming in Python and/or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify and run system-level engine models in EcosimPro/ESPSS.
• Analyse nominal operating points and engine envelopes.
• Support engine-cycle optimisation and system design trade-offs.
• Perform sensitivity studies on design and operating parameters.
• Translate results into conclusions, maps and envelopes.
• Maintain System Performance documentation for design reviews.
• Collaborate with combustion, fluidics and turbomachinery to integrate evolving subsystem designs.

Skills

Numerical modelling

Python

MATLAB

Thermodynamics

Fluid mechanics

Heat transfer

Education

MSc in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

EcosimPro/ESPSS

Job description

Pangea Propulsion in Toulouse is seeking a motivated System Performance Intern to join our team. During a six-month internship, you will support system-level design, modelling and performance analysis for Kronos full-flow staged-combustion rocket engines.

You will work with engineers across combustion, fluidics, turbomachinery to connect engine requirements with cycle modelling and subsystem performance. The role requires a MSc in Aerospace Engineering or equivalent, solid fundamentals in