Mechanical Thermal Analysis Intern – Tests & Verification

ESA; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

ESA's ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands, invites university Master’s students to join the Mechanical Department—Thermal Analysis and Verification Section for a structured internship focused on analysis and verification of thermal and mechanical systems. You will support testing activities, help develop facilities and perform data-driven analysis in collaboration with the team.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, interpretation of test data, and real-time model correlation using tools such as

Qualifications

• You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of university course at Master's level.
• You must be able to prove that you will be enrolled at your university for the entire duration of the internship.
• The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical Systems Laboratory: Participation in testing activities and evaluation of test data.
• Thermal Analysis methods: Research and development in computational methods for space thermal analysis or multidisciplinary analysis.
• Analysis methods in support of testing activities: real time model correlation or identification of discrepancies between model and test data.
• Thermal Analysis: Perform thermal analyses, including steady state/transient analyses of instrument and satellites using Agency tools (ESATAN-TMS).

Education

Master's student

Tools

ESATAN-TMS

Job description

ESA's ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands, invites university Master’s students to join the Mechanical Department—Thermal Analysis and Verification Section for a structured internship focused on analysis and verification of thermal and mechanical systems. You will support testing activities, help develop facilities and perform data-driven analysis in collaboration with the team.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, interpretation of test data, and real-time model correlation using tools such as