Space Systems Intern – End-to-End Communications

European Space Agency - ESA; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

ESA's ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands invites applications for an Internship in the End-to-End Systems Communications Section of the TEC-SE division. You will assist with assessment, simulations, and upgrades of simulators, contributing to TT&C and PDT links for space missions.

Requires being a university Master’s student, enrollment for the full duration, and knowledge of MATLAB and Python. Proficiency in English or French is expected, with German/other languages as asset.

Qualifications

• Must be a university student, preferably in final or second-to-last year of Master’s level.
• You must be enrolled at your university for the entire duration of the internship.
• Knowledge of MATLAB and Python or other related programming languages.
• Some familiarity with satellite communications.

Responsibilities

• assessing techniques;
• performing simulations;
• upgrading existing simulators in Python or other programming languages;
• supporting the development and testing of a Software Defined Radio prototyping platform for TT&C/PDT and other space communication applications.

Education

Master's student (MS)

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

ESA's ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands invites applications for an Internship in the End-to-End Systems Communications Section of the TEC-SE division. You will assist with assessment, simulations, and upgrades of simulators, contributing to TT&C and PDT links for space missions.

Requires being a university Master’s student, enrollment for the full duration, and knowledge of MATLAB and Python. Proficiency in English or French is expected, with German/other languages as asset.