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).