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Space Situational Awareness Internship / Master Thesis (m/w/d)
Brunswick (Germany)Germany
Intern · full-time, intern · Mission Design & Compliance
POSTED 18 JUN 2025
509 days opentrue age
€29k–€48kno pay posted
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Your mission
Please note that the internship needs to be part of your university curriculum.
Your tasks and responsibilities
- Orbit determination
- Covariance realism
- Atmospheric modelling
- Conjunction risk assessment
- Maneuver optimization
- Maneuver detection and pattern extraction
- Space debris environment modelling
Your profile
- Possibility to relocate to Brunswick from within the EEA with a valid working permit
- Enrolled student (BSc or MSc) in a study program related to Space Engineering
- Strong knowledge of orbital mechanics
- Exceptional academic track record
- Independent working style
- English intermediate (at least B2)
- Proven analytical thinking through past research projects
- Programming experience in Fortran, Python and/or Java
Why us?
- With a lean hierarchy and small working groups, you define your own way of work including flexible work hours.
- Work on groundbreaking space sustainability challenges with a team of top-tier engineers and scientists.
- After your on-boarding time in Braunschweig, you can choose between staying in our office, working remote (within Germany) or a hybrid approach.
- Enjoy technical freedom. Influence system architecture, research methodologies, and data integration approaches.
- Grow continuously with access to training budgets, industry conferences, and networking opportunities.
- Be part of a strong engineering culture, with regular knowledge-sharing sessions, technical deep dives, and innovation sprints.
- Great team spirit, with company-wide events such as monthly all-hands lunches, and social activities like laser tag, dinners, and team-building outings.
From Application to Offer: Our Hiring Process
- You send us your application
- We review your profile and get back to you with a short questionnaire
- A first interview with our HR team
- A second interview with a member of the team you would join
- A final interview with the department lead