Internship within Space Engineering: Project JUICE & SWARM

Job description

Internship within Space Engineering: Project JUICE & SWARM

Airbus Defence & Space Friedrichshafen (ex Astrium ST)

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe's number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.

Airbus Group is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2015, the Group - comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters - generated revenues of € 64.5 billion and employed a workforce of around 136,600.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

Are you looking for an internship? Would you like to discover the work of a Space System Engineer? Then apply now! We look forward to you joining us at the Project Team JUICE for a full-time internship (35 hours/week, flexi-time).

Location: Friedrichshafen
Start: February 2017
Duration: 4-6 months

The JUICE mission addresses the question of wether possible of life are provided underneath the surface of the icy satellites Callisto, Ganymede and Europa as well as observation of Jupiter's atmosphere and magnetosphere. Airbus Defence and Space SAS in Toulouse is the industrial prime contractor for the JUICE mission, the GmbH in Friedrichshafen is responsible for electrical engineering (incl. magnetics), part of the instruments and AIT. You will work directly within the project team. Main task will be to support the JUICE electric/magnetic system-engineering team.

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Desired profile

Tasks & accountabilities

Your role will involve the following exciting tasks:

·  Consist of development of magnetic models in Python (Matlab)
·  Support to the evaluation of flight data in the SWARM mission

Required skills

You offer:

·  Enrolled student within Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar field of study
·  MS Office
·  Knowledge in physics/mathematical simulations preferably with Python (Matlab)
·  Experience with Linux would be a plus
·  English: fluent
·  German would be plus

You are a good team player, have excellent communication skills, and are able to work independently.