Knowledge-Centric EO Missions Intern

European Space Agency - ESA

Noordwijk

On-site

EUR 11,000 - 17,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands, invites a university student to join the Future Missions and Architecture Department for a Knowledge-Centric Mission Engineering internship. You will explore how knowledge management can replace traditional document-centric practices and contribute to the design of a prototype engineering knowledge portal.

The role offers hands-on experience in system engineering, digital engineering, and collaboration using Microsoft 365 tools, with

Qualifications

Must be a university student, preferably in final or penultimate year of a Master’s degree.
Able to prove enrollment for the entire duration of the internship.
Strong interest in knowledge management and digital engineering.

Responsibilities

Analyse information flows and engineering artefacts produced during mission preparation and system engineering activities.
Classify key engineering knowledge objects such as requirements, decisions, risks, interfaces and verification activities.
Develop a lightweight engineering knowledge model describing relationships and dependencies between artefacts.
Investigate how Microsoft 365 tools can support engineering knowledge management.
Design and implement a prototype engineering knowledge portal demonstrating system engineering capabilities.
Develop visualisation concepts to show dependencies across a complex mission architecture.
Assess adoption challenges and benefits of knowledge-centric engineering for future EO programs.