Internships and Early Career Positions Available at Space Applications

According to Alex Karl of the Space Generation Advisory Council, Space Applications Services has a few internship and job openings that require no previous work experience - ideal for entering the space job market.

ISS Payload Operations Engineer
2019-004-BE-SERV-OPS-OPE - Brussels, Belgium       
Part of the Brussel team at the B-USOC mission control centre from where scientific instruments on-board the International Space Station (ISS) are monitored and controlled, and science data received and processed, intermittently operating 24/7.

Qualification: degree in a relevant discipline - engineering, sciences, computer sciences.

Internships/Theses – Control Software
2019-008-BE-SYS-RMS-CSINT - Brussels, Belgium       
As a control software and robotics intern,  you would work on low-level control software for a wide variety of applications.

Qualifications: Depending on the Thesis/Internship’s scope of work, a selection of the following is desirable: On-going Master in robotics, mechatronics, software engineering, or equivalent; A background in control theory and practical experience developing control systems; Strong programming skills (C++, Python) on Linux Environment; Experience with ROS framework or other robotics middleware systems; Experience with git or other source code management systems.
 
Internships/Theses – Mechatronics
2019-007-BE-SYS-RMS-MINT - Brussels, Belgium       
As a mechatronics and robotics intern, you would work on robotics system design for a wide variety of applications.

Qualifications: Depending on the Thesis/Internship’s scope of work, a selection of the following is desirable: On-going Master in robotics, mechatronics engineering, or equivalent; Experience with CAD tools such as Solidworks; Experience in integrated systems such as robotics, space hardware or aeronautics.
 
Marketing & Sales Intern
2018-023-BE-MKT-BDM-IN, Noordwijk, The Netherlands    
The position is in the International Commercial Experiment Service (ICE Cubes) Team to support the Marketing and Sales of flight opportunities to the International Space Station (ISS). The ICE Cubes Team promotes and sells flight opportunities to research organisations, industries, space agencies, academia and educational organisations.

Qualifications: Enrollment in third year (minimum) of Marketing, Business Management studies or equivalent; Knowledge of or a first experience with: Marketing strategies, Market identification and analysis, Customer Relationship Management tools; At ease with and interested in technical, scientific and space engineering aspects.

Training & Development intern
2018-031-BE-SERV-TRAIN-INT - Brussels, Belgium       
To support internal and external training projects, Space Applications Services is looking for a training and development intern.

Qualifications: Proficient with Microsoft Office tools (Powerpoint, Word, Excel); Basic skills and understanding of multimedia, image, video and audio editing tools; Excellent command of written and spoken English; Basic understanding of training and development concepts; A degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent, or the capability and interest to work on technical subjects.

Send an email to alex@spacegeneration.org for more info on each position or apply at https://www.spaceapplications.com/career/