GNC Systems Intern — Spacecraft Landing Simulation

European Space Agency; Noordwijk; Presencial; EUR 8900 - 11.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

European Space Agency in Noordwijk, NL is seeking an Intern in the Electrical Department - GNC Systems Architecture Section. You will help adapt simulators and define the GNC system architecture for future planetary exploration missions.

The work involves tailoring guidance, navigation, and control algorithms and developing a tool to assess landing performance under mission constraints. You must be a Master’s student and able to prove enrollment for the duration.

Formación

• You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of Master’s level.
• You must be able to prove that you will be enrolled at your university for the entire duration of the internship.

Responsabilidades

• Adapt the internal simulation infrastructure to support the definition of the GNC System for future planetary exploration missions.
• Adapt existing Descent and Landing simulators to support the Enceladus L4 mission.
• Develop a tool to assess preliminary landing performance and identify the key GNC challenges associated with the mission, to inform mission designers of critical developments.
• Define the GNC System architecture (sensors, actuators, modes, functional GNC architecture), tailor guidance, navigation and control algorithms to meet mission requirements.

Descripción del empleo

European Space Agency in Noordwijk, NL is seeking an Intern in the Electrical Department - GNC Systems Architecture Section. You will help adapt simulators and define the GNC system architecture for future planetary exploration missions.

The work involves tailoring guidance, navigation, and control algorithms and developing a tool to assess landing performance under mission constraints. You must be a Master’s student and able to prove enrollment for the duration.