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Main responsibilities/assignments:

• Supporting projects on all activities related to project cost, schedule and risk, project management processes and administrative functions, internal and external reporting. This includes work breakdown structure, financial matters, scheduling, configuration, documentation, progress control, geographical return and general project administration.
• Supporting the preparation, procurement and monitoring of complex procurement actions, from tendering to closure of contract, and for management, financial and planning aspects.
• Supporting negotiations with industrial contractors, and supporting the project team in various programmatic aspects and provide the necessary elements for management decision-making.
• Preparing, maintaining and reporting on cost-at-completion status, including annual cost plans and workforce planning, identifying potential problem areas and proposing remedial action.
• Supporting project reviews. Participation in technical projects meetings.
• Preparation and negotiation of CCN if necessary.

Required technical skills/competences:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or relevant discipline.
• Experience in the application of project management, project control principles and advanced project control techniques are essential.
• The ability to summarize complex information and having the ability to prepare reports, dashboards and KPIs.
• The position will be involved in several projects simultaneously, hence good planning, prioritization and interpersonal skills are key soft skills.
• Knowledge and/or understanding of space systems architecture and engineering experience in a project or programme will be an asset.
• Ability to plan, schedule, coordinate and solve problems effectively.
• Teamwork skills.

A professional level of the English language (oral and written) is required. Other European languages are beneficial but not necessary.

We value previous experience with ESA projects and ECSS standards.

We’re seeking motivated students to contribute to two projects:

1. Business Process Implementation for OpenKM

OpenKM is a powerful enterprise document management system that simplifies business processes, enhances collaboration, and automates workflows. It helps organizations manage the entire lifecycle of documents, ensuring secure storage, efficient retrieval, and seamless integration with third-party applications.

• Design and optimize workflows to streamline business processes.
• Collaborate on automation and integration tasks using OpenKM’s workflow engine.
• Skills: Proficiency in Java and Eclipse IDE.

2. Flight Software Development for Satellite Onboard Computers

• Develop real-time flight software for satellite avionics using FreeRTOS or RTEMS.
• Implement autonomy rules, telemetry handling, and fault detection/recovery systems.
• Work on modular onboard computing architectures (e.g., processor modules, I/O interfaces).
• Skills: Embedded C/C++ or Rust, real-time operating systems, hardware-software integration.

🛠 Shared Requirements:

• Strong programming skills.
• Interest in multi-disciplinary work and interaction with domain experts
• Ability to learn domain-specific tools 

📅 Flexible timelines, remote/on-site options.

🎯 Why Join?

• Gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies in enterprise software or aerospace systems.
• Enhance your resume with impactful projects validated in real-world applications.

Shape the future of both terrestrial and celestial systems! 🚀