GNC Systems Intern: Enceladus L4 Descent & Landing

EU Satellite Centre (SatCen); Noordwijk; Presencial; EUR 11.000 - 17.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

ESA's Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Architecture Section in Noordwijk, Netherlands invites university students to join as interns. You will adapt the internal simulation framework to support GNC system definitions for future planetary missions, focusing on Enceladus L4.

Tasks include designing landing trajectories, tailoring guidance algorithms, and identifying critical GNC challenges for early mission concepts.

Formación

• Must be a university student, preferably in final or second-to-last year of a Master's degree.
• Enroll at university for the entire duration of the internship.

Responsabilidades

• Adapt the internal simulation infrastructure to support the GNC system definition for future planetary missions.
• Define the GNC system architecture (sensors, actuators, modes, functional architecture) for the mission.
• Design a suitable landing trajectory considering mission and environmental constraints.
• Tailor guidance, navigation and control algorithms to meet mission requirements.

Educación

Master's degree student (pursuing)

Descripción del empleo

ESA's Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Architecture Section in Noordwijk, Netherlands invites university students to join as interns. You will adapt the internal simulation framework to support GNC system definitions for future planetary missions, focusing on Enceladus L4.

Tasks include designing landing trajectories, tailoring guidance algorithms, and identifying critical GNC challenges for early mission concepts.