Earth Observation Intern: Climate Action & Science

European Space Agency - ESA; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

ESA’s Harmony internship in the Climate Action, Sustainability and Science Department is based at ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands. You will join the Earth Surfaces and Interior Section to support mission performance evaluation tools for Earth Observation programs.

The role emphasizes using high-fidelity simulations, identifying tool improvements, and building science data error budgets for product validation.

Qualifications

• Must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of your Master’s degree.
• You must be enrolled at your university for the entire duration of the internship.
• The working languages are English and French; good knowledge of one is required.

Responsibilities

• Use high-fidelity simulation environments to demonstrate the mission’s capability to deliver science data within the stated mission requirements.
• Identify and suggest areas of improvement within the existing tools, both on fundamental aspects and on user-friendliness.
• Use derived performance evaluations to construct, assess and quantify science data (Level-2) error budgets with a view to product validation metrics.

Job description

ESA’s Harmony internship in the Climate Action, Sustainability and Science Department is based at ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands. You will join the Earth Surfaces and Interior Section to support mission performance evaluation tools for Earth Observation programs.

The role emphasizes using high-fidelity simulations, identifying tool improvements, and building science data error budgets for product validation.