Mission Analysis Internship

Are you interested in the space industry, particularly in New Space?

Keen to join a rapidly growing international company working on meaningful projects?

As a Mission
Analysis Engineer Intern at Astroscale France, you will be part of a dynamic team working on innovative projects that contribute to the sustainability and safety of the Earth's space environment.

Main Missions

- Support the analysis and assessment of RPOD (Rendezvous, Proximity Operations and Docking) Concepts of Operations, including mission feasibility and operational scenarios .

- Develop and maintain
interfaces between Mission Analysis and
System Engineering tools .

- Design, develop, and enhance internal python tools for mission analysis .

- Develop and execute unit and functional tests to ensure software quality and reliability.

- Write and maintain technical documentation, validation reports , and project deliverables.

- Contribute to architectural design discussions and technical decision-making.

- Use configuration and version management tools (g it ) to support development activities.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment and actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Skills

- Currently enrolled in the final year of engineering degree program, with a specialization in the aerospace field /computer science .

- Strong knowledge of software development, particularly in Python .

- Willingness and ability to work in a multidisciplinary and international environment.

- Innovative and proactive mindset.

- Excellent communication skills.

- Fluent in French and English.

Desired Skills

- Understanding of orbital mechanics.

- Proficiency in scripting languages.

- Knowledge of Pytest would be a plus.

- Knowledge of Linux.

- Experience in M ission
A nalysis .

- Experience with configuration management (Git)

- Experience in space or robotics projects.

Duration and date: approx. 6 months , from M arch / Avril

Type of job: Internship / E nd of study internship

Location:  Astroscale France (Toulouse)

About Astroscale

Astroscale is the global leader in on-orbit servicing, dedicated to the secure and sustainable development of space. The company delivers a variety of innovative and scalable on-orbit servicing solutions, including life extension, refurbishment, upgrades, in-situ space situational awareness, end-of-life, and active debris removal. Since its first successful launch in March 2021, Astroscale has proven rendezvous and proximity operations technologies in orbit during the ELSA-d and ADRAS-J missions. Astroscale spacecraft have been selected for pioneering missions with JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and Eutelsat. As more satellite operators adopt on-orbit servicing to routinely inspect, relocate, remove, and extend the life of spacecraft, the potential of a circular space economy — and a future of no waste in space — is being unlocked. Headquartered in Japan, Astroscale has a global presence with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Israel. Find out more about Astroscale at www.astroscale.com .