Human Exploration Software Intern: Medical Boards & Data

ESA; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

ESA internship exposure

Job summary

ESA is offering an internship in the Human Exploration Science Office in Noordwijk (Netherlands) or EAC (Germany). You will contribute to designing and developing user-facing software for human exploration science data, with emphasis on interaction with the Agency’s Medical Boards and secure data handling.

You will work with scientists and IT staff to translate broad requirements into practical technical solutions and build maintainable components, gaining hands-on experience in software

Qualifications

• University student in final or penultimate year; must be enrolled for entire duration.
• English or French required; knowledge of another ESA language is an asset.
• Background in computer science, software engineering, or information systems preferred.
• Strong programming skills and practical software development experience.
• Experience with web applications, including frontend or UI development.
• Familiarity with APIs, relational databases and version control.

Responsibilities

• Analyse user needs and translate into software requirements for interaction with the Agency’s Medical Boards.
• Design and develop web-based interfaces for viewing, editing and validating human research activity information.
• Build services connecting the UI with the common data infrastructure.
• Integrate the application with human research and information systems.
• Develop digital workflows for medical board interactions, project monitoring, approvals, and reporting.
• Implement authentication, authorization, user roles, and data protection measures.
• Explore AI-supported search, matching, extraction, and validation features.
• Test and document the application for maintainable software and future expansion.
• Receive mentorship from experts and contribute to human exploration science.

Skills

Programming skills

Web applications

APIs & databases

Data protection awareness

User-centred design

Secure development

Maintainable software

AI/ML knowledge

Education

University student (Master's level)

Tools

Git

REST APIs

Job description

ESA is offering an internship in the Human Exploration Science Office in Noordwijk (Netherlands) or EAC (Germany). You will contribute to designing and developing user-facing software for human exploration science data, with emphasis on interaction with the Agency’s Medical Boards and secure data handling.

You will work with scientists and IT staff to translate broad requirements into practical technical solutions and build maintainable components, gaining hands-on experience in software