Opto-Electronics Mechanical Intern — Lab & Lasers

European Space Agency - ESA; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands, invites applications for an internship in the Mechanical Department's Opto-Electronics Section. You will engage in R&D activities spanning photonic subsystems, detectors, and lasers, contributing to test setups, simulations, and integration tasks.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, data acquisition, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The internship targets university students, preferably in their final or penultimate year of a

Qualifications

• Must be a university student enrolled for the entire duration of the internship.
• Proficiency in English or French; knowledge of another ESA language is an asset.
• Experience with optical lab setups or data acquisition is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop simulation tools for free-space optical communications systems.
• Develop testbeds for optoelectronic applications (detectors/lasers).
• Integrate and commission laser-induced contamination characterisation setups.
• Assemble and commission an optoelectronics test bench for CMOS image sensors.
• Calibrate and validate Lidar terminals for GN&C and in-orbit servicing.

Skills

Optical lab setups

Free-space optics

Fibre optics

Real-time data acquisition

Programming (Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW)

CAD

Education

Master's student (final/second-to-last year)

Tools

Python

MATLAB

LabVIEW

CAD software

Job description

European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands, invites applications for an internship in the Mechanical Department's Opto-Electronics Section. You will engage in R&D activities spanning photonic subsystems, detectors, and lasers, contributing to test setups, simulations, and integration tasks.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, data acquisition, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The internship targets university students, preferably in their final or penultimate year of a