You perform various analytical tasks related to space situational awareness, focusing on orbit determination, risk assessment, and environmental modeling to improve safety and efficiency in space operations.
Anforderungen
- •Possibility to relocate to Brunswick
- •Enrolled student in Space Engineering
- •Strong knowledge of orbital mechanics
- •Exceptional academic track record
- •Independent working style
- •English intermediate (at least B2)
- •Proven analytical thinking
- •Programming experience in Fortran, Python, Java
Deine Aufgaben
- •Perform orbit determination analysis.
- •Ensure covariance realism in models.
- •Conduct atmospheric modelling studies.
- •Assess conjunction risk for objects.
- •Optimize maneuver strategies.
- •Detect maneuvers and extract patterns.
- •Model the space debris environment.
Deine Vorteile
Flexible work hours
Groundbreaking sustainability challenges
Remote or hybrid work options
Technical freedom
Access to training budgets
Strong engineering culture
Company-wide events
Original Beschreibung
## SSA Internship / Master Thesis
###### Intern / Student, Full-time ·Germany (Brunswick)
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##### Your mission
Join us in shaping the future of safe and sustainable space operations. At OKAPI Orbits, we develop innovative technologies and data-driven solutions to protect the space environment and empower decision-makers across the space industry. Whether you're building intelligent software, analyzing orbital dynamics, or designing user-friendly tools, your work will contribute to minimizing risks, enhancing operational safety, and enabling responsible space exploration for generations to come.
##### Your tasks and responsibilities
We have a variety of topics in which you can contribute. Some of them are:
* Orbit determination
* Covariance realism
* Atmospheric modelling
* Conjunction risk assessment
* Maneuver optimization
* Maneuver detection and pattern extraction
* Space debris environment modelling
##### Your profile
**Must haves:**
* Possibility to relocate to Brunswick from within the EEA with a valid working permit
* Enrolled student (BSc or MSc) in a study program related to Space Engineering
* Strong knowledge of orbital mechanics
* Exceptional academic track record
* Independent working style
* English intermediate (at least B2)
**Nice to have:**
* Proven analytical thinking through past research projects
* Programming experience in Fortran, Python and/or Java
##### Why us?
* With a lean hierarchy and small working groups, you define your own way of work including flexible work hours.
* Work on groundbreaking space sustainability challenges with a team of top-tier engineers and scientists.
* After your on-boarding time in Braunschweig, you can choose between staying in our office, working remote (within Germany) or a hybrid approach.
* Enjoy technical freedom. Influence system architecture, research methodologies, and data integration approaches.
* Grow continuously with access to training budgets, industry conferences, and networking opportunities.
* Be part of a strong engineering culture, with regular knowledge-sharing sessions, technical deep dives, and innovation sprints.
* Great team spirit, with company-wide events such as monthly all-hands lunches, and social activities like laser tag, dinners, and team-building outings.