Intern in the Systems Department - Space Systems Section

This internship is hosted by the Space Segment Systems Engineering section (TEC-SYS), which is providing systems engineering support across all ESA directorates in both early and later mission phases. During your internship, you are going to collaborate with experts from both the AI & Advanced Eng. Methods section (TEC-SFA) and the Concurrent Design Facility section (TEC-SFD). TEC-SFA is developing and providing cutting-edge methods and tools to systems engineers across the Agency. TEC-SFD is performing early-phase studies for both internal and external customers to define mission scenarios and high-level system design trades.

• Intern in the Systems Department - Space Systems Section
• Workplace: Noordwijk, NL
• Location: ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
• Type of Appointment: Intern

Field(s) of activity for the internship

Under the supervision of the tutor, you are going to:

• assess the modelling use cases for systems engineering during early phase studies;
• develop a systematic approach to how AI can support modelling mission concepts and spacecraft design options;
• identify the relevant tools and toolchains with which the AI would have to interact;
• develop and evaluate interfaces allowing AI agents to use selected modelling and engineering tools;
• demonstrate the approach through a prototype on representative early phase engineering tasks.

Behavioural competencies

• Result Orientation
• Operational Efficiency
• Fostering Cooperation
• Relationship Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Forward Thinking

Education

You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of university course at Master's level. In addition, you must be able to prove that you will be 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 ESA Member State language is an asset.

Experience in systems engineering, early phase studies and concurrent design, as well as experience with Large Language Models, AI agents, software development or engineering modelling tools, is also considered an asset.

Applicants must be eligible to access information, technology, and hardware which is subject to European or US export control and sanctions regulations.

Nationality

Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.