Space-Based GNSS Resilience Intern

EU Satellite Centre (SatCen); Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

ESA is offering an internship in the System Security unit of the Galileo programme at ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands. You will work on making GNSS more resilient by leveraging space-based assets and inter-satellite links, exploring ground-to-space handoff, data exchange, and distributed processing concepts.

The role requires you to be a Master’s student, enrolled for the full duration, with proficiency in English and French.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Investigate how future GNSS systems could become more resilient by using space-based assets and inter-satellite links.
• Assess which ground-segment functions could move into space or be supported by space-based data.
• Explore distributed processing, orbit regimes, and a common time/reference frame across the system.
• Identify missing capabilities to achieve autonomous and resilient space-based PNT.
• Develop a roadmap toward a more autonomous and resilient space-based PNT system.

Skills

English proficiency

French knowledge

Education

Master's student in a relevant field

Job description

ESA is offering an internship in the System Security unit of the Galileo programme at ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands. You will work on making GNSS more resilient by leveraging space-based assets and inter-satellite links, exploring ground-to-space handoff, data exchange, and distributed processing concepts.

The role requires you to be a Master’s student, enrolled for the full duration, with proficiency in English and French.