Earth Observation Intern — Harmony Mission Tools

EU Satellite Centre (SatCen); Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

ESA's ESTEC in Noordwijk hosts an internship within the Earth Science Division, Earth Surfaces and Interior Section. You will help advance Harmony mission simulations and data validation, contributing to earth observation science through high-fidelity tools and performance analyses.

The role requires you to be a Master's student, enrolled for the full duration, with strong Python skills and knowledge of remote sensing; English or French language proficiency is essential and other ESA languages

Qualifications

• University student, final year or penultimate year, enrolled for entire internship.
• Proven enrollment at your university for the duration of the internship.
• Good knowledge of English or French; knowledge of another ESA language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Use high-fidelity simulation environments to demonstrate mission capabilities against requirements.
• Identify and suggest improvements in existing tools, focusing on fundamentals and usability.
• Use evaluation results to construct and quantify Level-2 science data error budgets for product validation.

Skills

Python programming

Remote sensing knowledge

Education

Master's student (final/second-to-last year)

Job description

ESA's ESTEC in Noordwijk hosts an internship within the Earth Science Division, Earth Surfaces and Interior Section. You will help advance Harmony mission simulations and data validation, contributing to earth observation science through high-fidelity tools and performance analyses.

The role requires you to be a Master's student, enrolled for the full duration, with strong Python skills and knowledge of remote sensing; English or French language proficiency is essential and other ESA languages