Optics & Robotics Internship: ML‑Driven Design

European Space Agency; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 7,800 - 12,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency in Noordwijk, Netherlands, invites university students to participate in a challenging internship. The role focuses on optics, robotics and life sciences with topics including machine learning in optical design, expanding open source optical design tools, and building a Vigil HI instrument simulator.

Selected interns will work under the Technology, Engineering and Quality directorate, gain hands-on experience with optical instrumentation, and contribute to ambitious space

Qualifications

• Must be a university student, preferably in final or second-to-last year of a Master’s program.
• Must be enrolled at the university for the entire duration of the internship.
• Working languages are English and French; knowledge of another ESA language is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to topics on ML in optical design, improving open source optical design software, and simulator development for the Vigil HI instrument.
• Support operational efficiency, collaboration, relationship management, continuous improvement and forward thinking.

Skills

Optics knowledge

Education

University student in optics/engineering (Master's level preferred)

Tools

Optiland

Job description

European Space Agency in Noordwijk, Netherlands, invites university students to participate in a challenging internship. The role focuses on optics, robotics and life sciences with topics including machine learning in optical design, expanding open source optical design tools, and building a Vigil HI instrument simulator.

Selected interns will work under the Technology, Engineering and Quality directorate, gain hands-on experience with optical instrumentation, and contribute to ambitious space