Antenna Systems Intern — Phased Arrays & Sub‑mm Waves

European Space Agency - ESA; Noordwijk; Sur place; EUR 13 000 - 20 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ESA in Noordwijk, Netherlands, invites an internship in the Electrical Department's Antenna and Sub-millimetre Waves Section. You will explore calibration of active phased arrays and real-time reconfigurable arrays for LEO ground stations, with hands-on modelling in MATLAB and RF tools.

The role emphasizes practical RF analysis, literature reviews, and a detailed technical report. The internship requires you to be a Master’s student in EE, enrolled for the full duration, and proficient in

Qualifications

• University student, preferably final year or second-last year in Master’s program.
• Enrolled for the entire duration of the internship.
• Working languages are English and French; good knowledge of one is required.

Responsabilités

• Conduct a comprehensive literature review of modern calibration techniques for active phased arrays.
• Identify main error sources and performance drivers affecting active phased arrays.
• Gather and analyze performance data of key array components to quantify contribution to performance degradation.
• Develop a representative numerical model of an active phased array using MATLAB and, where appropriate, HFSS, CST, TICRA or ADS.
• Implement and evaluate calibration techniques and assess their effectiveness and scalability.
• Summarise findings in a detailed technical report with recommendations and potential technology gaps.

Connaissances

MATLAB

RF knowledge

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Formation

Master's student in Electrical Engineering

Outils

HFSS

CST

TICRA

ADS

Description du poste

ESA in Noordwijk, Netherlands, invites an internship in the Electrical Department's Antenna and Sub-millimetre Waves Section. You will explore calibration of active phased arrays and real-time reconfigurable arrays for LEO ground stations, with hands-on modelling in MATLAB and RF tools.

The role emphasizes practical RF analysis, literature reviews, and a detailed technical report. The internship requires you to be a Master’s student in EE, enrolled for the full duration, and proficient in