Space Systems Intern: Genesis Mission

EU Satellite Centre (SatCen); Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

ESA is offering an internship within the Genesis project at ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands. You will join a small, international system engineering team during critical design phases and support GNSS, VLBI, SLR and DORIS activity simulations using GNSS simulators and prototype receivers.

The role requires a university student, ideally in the final year of a Master’s program, with strong analytical, organizational and reporting skills, and a proactive problem‑solver mindset.

Qualifications

• You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second‑to‑last year of Master’s level studies.
• You must be enrolled at your university for the entire duration of the internship.
• Good knowledge of English or French; another ESA language is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Perform GNSS simulation activities, including hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing with GNSS simulators.
• Conduct GNSS/VLBI/SLR/DORIS performance assessments and contribute to mission scenarios.

Skills

GNSS simulation

Hardware-in-the-loop

Systems engineering

Education

Master's student in relevant field

Enrolled for entire duration

Tools

GNSS simulators

Prototype receivers

Job description

ESA is offering an internship within the Genesis project at ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands. You will join a small, international system engineering team during critical design phases and support GNSS, VLBI, SLR and DORIS activity simulations using GNSS simulators and prototype receivers.

The role requires a university student, ideally in the final year of a Master’s program, with strong analytical, organizational and reporting skills, and a proactive problem‑solver mindset.