EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Intern for Artemis European Service Module
Internship Opportunity in the Directorate of Human and Robotic Exploration Programmes.
ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.
Location
| Noordwijk |
Our team and mission
This position is based at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) - Noordwijk, Netherlands
Each Artemis mission will fly an Orion spacecraft with a dedicated ESM to the Moon and back to Earth, which provides essential resources to Orion and its crew, namely:
- Electrical power generation via solar panels
- Thermal control via heaters and radiators
- Orbital and attitude control via a propulsion system using 33 thrusters
- Control electronics
- Breathing air (oxygen & nitrogen) and water for the crew (drinking water, rehydration of meals, hygiene)
These subsystems are all housed within and supported by a mechanical framework structure, which also supports the Orion Crew Module and Crew Module Adapter and its weight during the launch on the SLS rocket.
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Field(s) of activity for the internship
You can choose between the following topics:
1) Topic 1: Artemis Orion European Service Module (ESM) Architecture Documentation Package
Approx. one ESM is produced per year, in a serial-production environment, to support consecutive Artemis & Orion missions to the moon and back to Earth. The ESM project is a long-term activity reaching into the 2030s. ESM-1 has flown successfully on Artemis 1 in late 2022, and 5 more are in various stages of production. The contract for three additional ESMs is in work.
Given the multi-year character of the ESM project, it is critical to have a dedicated, compressed documentation package available, which describes the ESM, its subsystems, their peculiarities and design evolutions, as well as their interactions with one another. Such documentation package shall be kept in a comprehensive format, such that it can be read within no more than 1-2 days. The documentation package shall be composed of descriptions and graphics, and is intended to provide newcomers a solid starting point and a fundamental understanding of the ESM design and its operation, allowing new project team members to quickly gain a robust overview of the ESM architecture, besides being used as a useful long-term reference.
You will be tasked with creating this documentation package, based on reviewing and condensing existing project documentation, coupled with conversations with team members. You will gain a thorough understanding of the complex ESM design, its concept of operations, its mission profiles, its history of anomalies and their mitigations, its built-in hazard mitigations, its assembly integration and test flow, and its interfaces with other flight elements. You will also gain in-depth knowledge about basic spacecraft design aspects, production processes, project milestones, as well as quality assurance processes and configuration management practices. Together with the team, you will identify the best format for the documentation package and the set of tools to be used for its generation.
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2) Topic 2: Artemis Orion European Service Module (ESM) Mission Documentation Package
If time allows, a smaller scale briefing package will be prepared for each Artemis mission till Artemis VI, which will be established similarly though reviewing and condensing existing mission documentation, coupled with conversations with members of the Orion ESM mission operations team, as well as members from the teams of the European Gateway elements (iHab and ESPRIT). These packages will be used as introduction to the Artemis missions for new project members.
Behavioural competencies
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
Education
You must have student status and be enrolled at university for the entire duration of the internship. You should preferably be in your final or second to last year of a university course at master’s level in a technical or scientific discipline.
Additional requirements
The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.
Other information
For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.
If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email contact.human.resources@esa.int.
Internships can take place remotely, on-site or partially on-site depending on the pandemic situation, and in line with the relevant Establishment’s policy (e.g. possible Green Pass requirement) applicable at the time of starting the internship.
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Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).