Space Thermal Control Intern: Design & Cryogenics

ESA; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands, is offering an internship in the Mechanical Department - Thermal Control Section. The role covers space thermal control engineering, including design, analysis, cryogenics, heat transfer, thermal protection, and advanced technologies for small satellites.

You must be a Master’s student and enrolled for the full duration of the internship, with English or French proficiency; other ESA languages are a plus.

Qualifications

• Must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a Master’s program.
• Enrollment at your university for the entire duration of the internship.
• Good knowledge of English or French; knowledge of another ESA language is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermal design and analyses using ESA tools (ESATAN-TMS).
• Investigate cryogenic technologies for future spacecraft.
• Research heat transfer and rejection methods for thermal control.
• Explore thermal protection technologies for missions (reusable/ablative).
• Assess tunable coatings and phase-change materials for small satellites.

Skills

Thermal design

Cryogenics

Heat transfer

Thermal protection

Space thermal tech

Education

Master's student

Final year

Tools

ESATAN-TMS

Job description

ESA ESTEC in Noordwijk, Netherlands, is offering an internship in the Mechanical Department - Thermal Control Section. The role covers space thermal control engineering, including design, analysis, cryogenics, heat transfer, thermal protection, and advanced technologies for small satellites.

You must be a Master’s student and enrolled for the full duration of the internship, with English or French proficiency; other ESA languages are a plus.