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10 space engineering internships, closing dates first

Jobs email 001, sent 4 November 2026. Every role checked 3 Nov 2026.

Closing dates may have changed since this email went out, and roles can close early. Always check the employer's posting before you apply.

This is the first Star Tracker jobs email. Ten open space engineering internships in Europe, soonest deadline first. Every link goes to the employer's own posting.

Closing 30 November 2026

1. 1. Intern, Electrical Department, Flight Software SectionESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands. Master's level internship. Build and validate a setup that runs Linux alongside a real-time OS on spacecraft onboard computers.Checked 3 Nov 2026Posting on jobs.esa.int
2. 2. Intern, Secure Connectivity Department, Payload SectionESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands. Master's level internship. Payload work for the EU IRIS2 secure satellite network: beamforming, interference nulling, on-board processing.Checked 3 Nov 2026Posting on jobs.esa.int
3. 3. Intern, Flight Dynamics Division, Science Mission SupportESA, Darmstadt, Germany. Master's level internship. Model how interplanetary plasma disturbs deep-space tracking data, to improve orbit determination.Checked 3 Nov 2026Posting on jobs.esa.int
4. 4. Intern, Climate Action, Sustainability and Science Department, FLEX MissionESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands. Master's level internship. Help check early data from FLEX, a satellite that monitors plant health.Checked 3 Nov 2026Posting on jobs.esa.int
5. 5. Intern, Systems Department, Zero Debris Approach and End-of-Life ManagementESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands. Master's level internship. Work on debris mitigation and how spacecraft are disposed of at end of life.Checked 3 Nov 2026Posting on jobs.esa.int
6. 6. Intern, RNC Projects Department, LEO-PNT Payload, Signal and Frequencies TeamESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands. Master's level internship. Radio-frequency compatibility and signal simulations for navigation from low Earth orbit, in MATLAB or Python.Checked 3 Nov 2026Posting on jobs.esa.int

ESA applicants must be students enrolled for the whole internship, preferably in the final or second-to-last year of a Master's, and nationals of an ESA member or cooperating state. Check the posting for the list.

No closing date shown on the posting

1. 7. Intern (m/f/d) Propulsion EngineeringRocket Factory Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany. Support engineers designing, building and testing rocket engines and test equipment.Checked 3 Nov 2026Posting on job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io
2. 8. Intern (m/f/d) Launch Systems EngineeringRocket Factory Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany. Help design, test and integrate launch site and vehicle systems.Checked 3 Nov 2026Posting on job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io
3. 9. Intern (m/f/d) Software Engineer Mission AnalysisRocket Factory Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany. Code mission simulation tools and model rocket trajectories.Checked 3 Nov 2026Posting on job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io
4. 10. Quality and Product Assurance (QPA) InternOpen Cosmos, Athens, Greece. Inspections and qualification tests on satellites being built, which is how flight hardware gets signed off.Checked 3 Nov 2026Posting on careers.open-cosmos.com

Roles 7 to 10 can close without notice, so apply early.

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