Intern in The Ground Systems Engineering

Vor 7 Tagen

Darmstadt, Deutschland European Space Agency Vollzeit

**EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY**

Intern in the Ground Systems Engineering & Innovation Department

**Job Requisition ID**:18932**Closing Date**:30 November 2024 23:59 CET/CEST**Publication**:External Only**Type of Contract**:Intern**Date Posted**:1 November 2024
- Internship Opportunity in the Directorate of Operations.**Location**
Darmstadt

**Our team and mission**

**This position is based at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) - Darmstadt, Germany**
The Ground Systems Engineering and Innovation Department is responsible for all the ground systems engineering and support activities required to support mission operations and implement innovation. The department maintains and manages a full level of competences, technologies and services in all engineering disciplines related to ground systems, infrastructure, technology evolution and engineering R&T and innovation. The department provides expert support in these areas to the Directorate of Operations for all current and potential missions and leads, in the role of architect, ground systems evolution and innovation implementation in the infrastructure. The department is furthermore responsible for the overall technical standardisation coordination for the ground segment, in particular in the Management Council of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS).
The department is relying on the following domains of expertise:

- Ground Station Engineering
- Flight Dynamics and Mission Analysis
- Mission Operations Data Systems Engineering
- Navigation Support

**Field(s) of activity for the internship**
You can choose between the following topics:
**1) Topic 1: Development of Vizualisation Software**

**2)Topic 2: Artificial Intelligence for Precise Navigation**

**Behavioural competencies**
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook

**Education**
You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a university course at Master’s level and you need to remain enrolled at your University for the entire duration of the internship.

**Additional requirements**
The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
Depending on the selected topic, knowledge of Satellite Navigation, Artificial Intelligence technologies and Software Engineering is an asset.

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