Aero/Plume Modelling Intern — Flight Vehicles

European Space Agency; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

The European Space Agency in Noordwijk, Netherlands invites an Intern in the Mechanical Department - Aerothermodynamics and Flight Vehicles Section. You will contribute to modelling plasma plumes and their interactions with vacuum facilities, using numerical methods and experimental data from EPL tests.

As a Master’s-level student, you will analyse measurements, refine models, and compare predictions with experiments, gaining hands-on experience in rarefied flow, CFD, and model validation while

Qualifications

• University student at Master level; must be enrolled for entire internship.
• Experience with scientific programming in Fortran or C++ is an asset.
• Knowledge of Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) or Particle-in-Cell (PIC) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• analyse experimental measurements of a rarefied thruster plume obtained in a vacuum test facility;
• develop and/or improve numerical models to reconstruct and simulate plume expansion and flow-field characteristics;
• investigate the influence of vacuum-facility boundaries and test conditions on plume behaviour;
• compare numerical predictions with experimental data and assess modelling approaches;
• explore simplified system-level models to understand operating condition effects on plume characteristics.

Skills

English language

Fortran

C++

Education

Master's student in Engineering

Tools

Fortran

C++

Job description

The European Space Agency in Noordwijk, Netherlands invites an Intern in the Mechanical Department - Aerothermodynamics and Flight Vehicles Section. You will contribute to modelling plasma plumes and their interactions with vacuum facilities, using numerical methods and experimental data from EPL tests.

As a Master’s-level student, you will analyse measurements, refine models, and compare predictions with experiments, gaining hands-on experience in rarefied flow, CFD, and model validation while