Young Graduate Trainee in Space Safety - Clean Space
Noordwijk
- Organization: ESA - European Space Agency
- Location: Noordwijk
- Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
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Occupational Groups:
- Outer space and satellite technology
- Security and Safety
- Closing Date: Closed
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Young Graduate Trainee in Space Safety - Clean Space
Young Graduate Opportunity in the Directorate of Operations
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.
This post is classified F1 on the Coordinated Organisations’ salary scale.
Location
ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Our team and mission
The ESA Space Safety Programme Office takes care of all potential hazards from or in space, which can impact human activities on Earth or in space. The spectrum of tasks involves developing at basic understanding of space hazards originating from our Sun, man-made space debris, or asteroids potentially colliding with Earth. The Office also examines basic approaches to mitigating these hazards and implementing space systems end-to-end in a sustainable and eco-compatible way. Moreover, several corner stone missions are underway to demonstrate basic methods of space weather forecasting, asteroid deflection and active space debris removal from orbit.
ESA’s Clean Space initiative aims to protect the environment on Earth and in space and ensure continued access to space for future generations. The team’s work is focused on the three following areas:
- Ecodesign for Space: providing a framework for embedding environmental sustainability within space mission design, defining goals for achieving the overall objective of a Green Space through the development and use of green technologies.
- End-of-Life Management: developing technologies to prevent the creation of future debris and implementing system activities to promote the integration of these technologies in future missions, striving to achieve solutions for a zero-debris approach for ESA missions by 2030.
- In-Orbit Servicing: enabling commercial missions aimed at servicing other satellites, through active debris removal, repairing, refuelling or even recycling, as the cornerstone of a vital new European business.
You are encouraged to visit the ESA website: http://www.esa.int
Field(s) of activity/research for the traineeship
As a Young Graduate Trainee, you will support the Space Safety Office in research and implementation in the various Clean Space themes, namely: ecodesign for space, end-of-life management and in orbit servicing.
In particular, you will contribute to the topic of ecodesign by:
- assisting with preparatory tasks by supporting the improvement of the life cycle assessment (LCA) framework;
- understanding and summarising the environmental impacts of ESA missions and projects by reviewing LCA models (e.g. Copernicus Expansion missions and the Galileo Transition Satellite);
- enhancing LCA and ecodesign methodology within ESA and Member States.
Furthermore, in the topic of end-of-life management, you will support:
- the definition of zero-debris approach and the assessment of impacts at system level;
- the development of end-of-life technologies;
- the zero debris system-level activities (platform and technologies)
Technical competencies
Behavioural competencies
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking
Education
You should have just completed, or be in the final year of your Master’ s degree in Aerospace engineering.
Additional requirements
You should have good interpersonal and communication skills and should be able to work in a multicultural environment, both independently and as part of a team.
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.
During the interview, your motivation and overall professional career goals will also be explored.
Other information
For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.
For further information on the Young Graduate Programme please visit: Young Graduate Programme and FAQ Young Graduate Programme
At the Agency we value diversity and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further please contact us email contact.human.resources@esa.int.
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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 and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).
According to the ESA Convention, the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States*. When short-listing for an interview, priority will first be given to candidates from under-represented or balanced Member States*.
In accordance with the European Space Agency’s security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment conducted by an external background screening service.
*Member States, Associate Members or Cooperating States.
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