Internship/Validation and Performance of Control of an Earth observation satellite (m/f)

Description de l'offre

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. 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 has an annual revenue of around €14 billion and employs approximately 40,000 people.

Airbus group is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2013, the Group - comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters – generated revenues of € 59.3 billion and employed a workforce of around 144,000.

(The legal name change from European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. ('EADS N.V.') to Airbus Group N.V. is subject to the approval of the Annual General Meeting).

Description of the job

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

The internship will take place within the GNC and Flight Dynamics/AOCS Studies department, in close collaboration with the team of engineers who carry out all Attitude and Orbit Control System (AOCS) studies for programmes in development.

This internship will start on 4th January, 2016 (subject to some flexibility).

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Tasks & accountabilities

Among other tasks, your responsibilities will include:

· Participating with the functional validation and determination of control law performances for a new generation of Earth observation satellites with the goal of responding to revisions in the requirements of the Earth observation missions: increase in operational capacity, improved autonomy and robustness, cost minimisation, etc.

In this context, you will conduct analyses and reference case simulations on certain AOCS modes (acquisition, survival, high-performance normal mode, orbit control mode), taking into account the different satellite characteristics (dynamic behaviour, configuration and performance of sensors and actuators, orbital environment and disturbances).

You will validate the algorithms proposed, through the definition and performance of relevant simulation campaigns.

Finally, you will characterise the performances of the control loops through simulation drawings on a simulator, covering all the mission cases and uncertainties on the satellite parameters that influence the performance.

Profil recherché

Required skills

You are in the last year of a Master's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on satellite dynamics.

Ideally, you have an initial experience in this field and you have skills in or knowledge of:

· Automatic control and filtering, satellite dynamics, statistical analysis and general mechanics,
· IT: knowledge of Unix, C language and Matlab/Simulink.

You are a team player and have excellent interpersonal skills.

English: negotiation level,
French: negotiation level.