Hands-on XR/Unreal Engine Intern for Space Training

Sense Glove; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 13,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Advanced XR hardware

Portfolio project

International team

Job summary

SenseGlove seeks an Unreal Engine intern to work on cutting-edge XR systems in collaboration with ESA’s Orbital Robotics Laboratory. You will help build a production-quality simulation for astronaut training, with mentorship from experienced Unreal Engine developers.

You will design and implement a reusable XR interaction system, including hand-based interactions and physics-driven behavior, while aligning real-world and virtual environments with OpenXR-based tooling.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a relevant educational program.
• Hands-on Unreal Engine experience is required.
• Interest in XR, robotics, or space systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a reusable XR interaction system.
• Develop hand-based and physics interactions.
• Integrate tracking systems (VICON, headset sensors, gloves).
• Test in ESA lab and iterate towards production-quality simulation.

Skills

XR interaction design

Independent work

Proactive learning

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blueprints

C++

OpenXR

VICON tracking

Haptic gloves

Job description

SenseGlove seeks an Unreal Engine intern to work on cutting-edge XR systems in collaboration with ESA’s Orbital Robotics Laboratory. You will help build a production-quality simulation for astronaut training, with mentorship from experienced Unreal Engine developers.

You will design and implement a reusable XR interaction system, including hand-based interactions and physics-driven behavior, while aligning real-world and virtual environments with OpenXR-based tooling.