Future Missions PNT Intern: Lunar & Martian GNSS Lab

European Space Agency; Nederland; Hybrid; EUR 10,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency in Noordwijk, NL offers an internship in the Future Missions Department focused on the NovaMoon mission. You will work with an internal R&D group on lunar and Martian navigation concepts, data analysis, and advanced PNT planning, including signal monitoring, time transfer, and differential corrections.

You will review techniques, help develop software tools, and participate in testbed design, lab tests, and reporting of results to the engineering team.

Qualifications

• Must be a university student enrolled for the duration of the internship.
• English or French knowledge required; other ESA languages are an asset.
• Knowledge of Python is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Review state-of-the-art time-transfer techniques, navigation signal monitoring strategies, and differential correction methods for lunar navigation missions such as NovaMoon.
• Contribute to development of ESA software tools and simulation capabilities, including SDR receivers for positioning and timing engines.
• Participate in hands-on laboratory activities to design and set up a representative testbed aligned with the simulation environment.
• Plan and conduct a test campaign to evaluate system performance under laboratory conditions.
• Document the test approach and results, and present findings and recommendations to the engineering team.

Skills

Python

Satellite navigation

Signal processing

Education

Master's student

Tools

Software-defined radio

Job description

European Space Agency in Noordwijk, NL offers an internship in the Future Missions Department focused on the NovaMoon mission. You will work with an internal R&D group on lunar and Martian navigation concepts, data analysis, and advanced PNT planning, including signal monitoring, time transfer, and differential corrections.

You will review techniques, help develop software tools, and participate in testbed design, lab tests, and reporting of results to the engineering team.