Systems Engineer – Internship

Spacelocker; Toulouse; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceLocker in Toulouse is seeking a talented systems engineer to join their innovative team. In this role, you will be responsible for preliminary designs for satellite missions and support satellite operations.

The ideal candidate is currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Systems Engineering or a related field, has experience in satellite system-level design, and possesses good programming skills. The company promotes diversity and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field.
• Experience with satellite system-level design and mission analysis.
• Ability to communicate results to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Assess compatibility between payloads.
• Support space mission engineering from analysis to flight operation.
• Analyze in-orbit data and operational feedback.

Skills

Experience in preliminary design for satellites

Proficient in mission design tools like STK

Programming skills (Python, MATLAB)

Good reporting and analysis skills

Hands-on project involvement

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Space Engineering

Job description

You must have citizenship from a country of the European Union or NATO, to the exclusion of the USA, to be considered for this position.

SpaceLocker is seeking a talented systems engineer to join our innovative team. In this role, you will be responsible for preliminary designs for our missions, and help satellite operations.

Your mission

In this position, you will work with the Systems Engineering team to:

• Assess the compatibility between payloads,
• Support space mission engineering from preliminary analysis to flight operation (phase 0 to E),
• Support the team with the operation of our satellite.
• Analyze in-orbit data and operational feedback

Your Profile

This list is not exhaustive nor exclusive. No self-censorship here, if you think your profile fits, even if not ticking all the boxes, feel free to apply and explain to us why in your first email!

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Space Engineering, or a related field.
• You have experience of preliminary design for a satellite at system level, and are proficient with mission design tools like STK, or preliminary design tools like IDM-CIC.
• You have good reporting and analysis skills.
• You can do mission analysis, platform budgets (mass, data, energy, etc.), lead discussion in a make-buy trade-off.
• Programming or scripting skills (Python, MATLAB, or similar) are appreciated.
• You like practical, hands‑on projects, and show autonomy. The startup world is a bit messy sometimes, and we’ll need your help on unexpected topics to keep up with the swirl of things going on,
• You know how to communicate about your results, including conveying their interest to a non‑technical public,
• Strong interest in space systems and satellite missions
• Basic knowledge of satellite subsystems and space mission concepts
• You are passionate about space and have a general culture about the space sector.

About the Company

SpaceLocker aims to make satellite missions more efficient and sustainable.

To achieve this, we develop shared satellite missions or more technically in‑orbit payload hosting. This hosting service enables any organization to launch easily and quickly sensors or experiments to harvest space data without having to hassle with the technical satellite and space segment part. On the other side, by sharing higher‑end space infrastructure, our customers increase their performances and reduce the environmental impact of their missions both regarding emissions and debris production. Technically, this is made possible thanks to a technological stack combining proprietary hardware and cloud‑inspired software into a “space USB for satellites” that enables this revolutionary plug‑and‑play effect.

We are not trying to build a dog picture blockchain nor a hotel on the Moon, but a rock‑solid company that will provide the foundations for the next generation of space exploration. This intention is anchored to a strong technical expertise, a quick prototyping approach and a direct link to the market.

SpaceLocker is a company firmly engaged about diversity and inclusivity, of age, gender, origins, handicap or any other characteristic (and we are aware of the slight irony, the founder team being the most average white guys you can imagine). Progress and inclusion are not just corporate speech: we are aware it needs actual efforts and compromises.