Internship/Implementation and Evaluation of a Flexible RF Transceiver (m/f)

Description de l'offre

Internship/Implementation and Evaluation of a Flexible RF Transceiver (m/f)

Airbus Defence & Space Elancourt (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. The new division is Europe's number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.

Airbus Group is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2015, the Group - comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters - generated revenues of € 64.5 billion and employed a workforce of around 136,600.

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 (Elancourt) is looking for an intern (m/f) for a 5 to 6-month internship.

Airbus develops and produces RF transmission and reception equipment for satellites. The availability of new transceiver components with flexible bandwidth and frequency makes it possible to envisage universal RF equipment.

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

Profil recherché

Tasks & accountabilities

Your main tasks will include:

·  Producing a state of the art of available components,
·  Analysing user needs: number of antennas, protocols, frequencies, bandwidth, performance and constraints originating from both the technology and the space environment,
·  Implementing a flexible transceiver on a mock-up using an FGPA and evaluating it to estimate its performance.

Required skills

You are in the final year of engineering school, the 2nd year of a Master's degree or the 5th year of university, specialising in Engineering/Electronics/Microwave, and more specifically in Digital Electronics.

You ideally have some initial experience.

You have skills in the following areas:

·  Telecommunication/signal processing,
·  VHDL.

Knowledge of modelling techniques would be a plus.

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

English: intermediate level,
French: fluent.