Space Safety Internship: In-Orbit Servicing Missions

EU Satellite Centre (SatCen); Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

ESA Space Safety Department internship in Noordwijk, Netherlands, focuses on in-orbit servicing, active debris removal and mission concepts that evolve into real spacecraft. You will work in an international environment, learning from engineers and scientists while supporting system design, integration and operational preparation phases.

Applicants must be university students, ideally in their final or penultimate year of a Master’s program, and able to commit for six months.

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.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing an ambitious in-orbit servicing mission that will rendezvous with and capture an active satellite in geostationary orbit.
• Learn how a complex space mission is developed end to end and how systems engineers translate goals into technical solutions.
• Contribute to a real mission while learning from ESA experts and the evolving commercial space services market.

Education

University student (Master's level)

Job description

ESA Space Safety Department internship in Noordwijk, Netherlands, focuses on in-orbit servicing, active debris removal and mission concepts that evolve into real spacecraft. You will work in an international environment, learning from engineers and scientists while supporting system design, integration and operational preparation phases.

Applicants must be university students, ideally in their final or penultimate year of a Master’s program, and able to commit for six months.