System Engineering Intern

As a System Engineering Intern, you will perform a design study for an equipment item within our Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS). The objective is to build an electronic equipment item that processes the output from a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Star Tracker into attitude and rate information, enabling precise knowledge of the spacecraft’s orientation. You’ll work in a hands-on engineering environment where you can move quickly from concept and interfaces to prototypes, testing and iteration—together with electrical, mechanical and production engineers.

What you’ll do

·        Take the lead in a design study of an equipment item for CubeSat and SmallSat spacecraft

·        Support trade-offs and design decisions around size, weight, power, cost and interfaces.

·        Help translate performance requirements into practical solutions (component selection, mechanical design).

·        Build a demonstration setup, using development boards or custom hardware.

·        Set up and support testing activities (test setups, instrumentation support, executing tests, capturing results).

·        Assist with documenting designs and tests (design documentation, engineering notes and test reports).

·        You are a Master’s student in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering (or a closely related field).

·        Solid understanding of system engineering fundamentals.

·        Comfortable with software development and scripting (Python, git).

·        Experience building electronic test setups, including development boards.

·        You enjoy combining analysis with hands-on work (building, testing, improving)

·        Bonus points if you have experience with schematic and PCB design (lab work, student teams, own projects).