Internship / Analysis of telecommunication satellites pointing performances (m/f)

Description de l'offre

Internship / Analysis of telecommunication satellites pointing performances (m/f)

Airbus Defence & Space Toulouse (ex Astrium SL)

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group, formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. This new division is the leading aerospace and defence company in Europe, it represents the second largest company in the space field and is among the ten best international defence companies. It employs some 40,000 people and records a turnover of approximately 14 billion euros per year.

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2016, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe's number one space enterprise and the world's second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

Airbus Defence and Space (Toulouse) is looking for an intern for a 6 month internship.

Your internship will take place within the AOCS, GNC & Flight Dynamics department in Toulouse, in close cooperation with the rest of the Geostationnary AOCS studies group (in charge of AOCS development for telecom satellites).

This internship will start on 1st September 2017 (subject to some flexibility).

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Tasks & accountabilities

From telemetry data transmitted by the satellites in flight, you will analyse the in orbit behaviour of the Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS). Thanks to comparisons with results obtained on simulation means, the activity will allow to:

·  analysing potential anomalies of the on-board control system and take part in the design, development and the implementation of palliative modifications in the event of anomalies,
·  better understanding the real physical phenomena in flight, and refining the models of external disturbances contributing to the performance of the satellites,
·  validating the dynamics and equipment models used to design the control laws implemented on the on-board calculator.

Depending on opportunities, you will take part in the operations of reorbitation of a satellite at the end of its lifetime.

Required skills

You are in the 2nd year of a master's or the 5th year of engineering school, university or equivalent specializing in Aerospace Engineering.

You ideally have an initial experience in this domain and you have competencies in automatic and filtering, dynamics of the satellites, general mechanical engineering.
A knowledge of data processing: Unix, language C, Matlab/Simulink would be a plus.

You are a strong team player and have excellent interpersonal skills.

English: negotiation level,
French: negotiation level.