Space Safety Mission Intern: In-Orbit Servicing

European Space Agency - ESA; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency (ESA) invites applications for an internship in the Space Safety Programme, Mission Implementation Division (RISE) in Noordwijk, Netherlands. You will join an international team to support end-to-end mission development, integration and operational preparation for active debris removal and in-orbit servicing.

The role focuses on hands-on learning, system engineering collaboration, and contributing to real missions while developing professional competencies under expert

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Help prepare an ambitious in-orbit servicing mission that will autonomously rendezvous with and capture an active satellite in geostationary orbit.
• Learn how a complex space mission is developed end to end, how systems engineers turn mission goals into coherent technical solutions, and how multidisciplinary teams make decisions under programme constraints.
• Strengthen your ability to communicate technical information clearly and work collaboratively within a diverse team.
• Contribute ideas and take initiative while learning from ESA experts and industry partners.

Skills

Result Orientation

Operational Efficiency

Fostering Cooperation

Relationship Management

Continuous Improvement

Forward Thinking

Education

Master's student

Job description

European Space Agency (ESA) invites applications for an internship in the Space Safety Programme, Mission Implementation Division (RISE) in Noordwijk, Netherlands. You will join an international team to support end-to-end mission development, integration and operational preparation for active debris removal and in-orbit servicing.

The role focuses on hands-on learning, system engineering collaboration, and contributing to real missions while developing professional competencies under expert