Working Student / Intern (Space & Defense Industry) (m/w/d)

• Mission analysis: Support RPO and in-orbit servicing mission analyses, including orbit and trajectory studies, Δv and timeline budgets, and approach and safety concepts.
• Trade-offs & studies: Prepare system-level trade-offs and contribute to concept and feasibility studies (Phase 0/A).
• Tooling: Build and maintain analysis scripts and small tools in Python and in mission analysis software such as STK, GMAT, or Orekit.
• Proposal support: Prepare figures, budgets, and technical inputs for proposals and RFI responses.
• Track: R&D, Robotics/GNC or Sensing & Data
• Relative navigation & GNC: Support simulations and algorithm prototyping for close-proximity navigation, guidance, and control.
• Sensing & data processing: Work with RF or optical sensor data, object detection, and machine learning for space situational awareness use cases.
• Technology scouting: Research emerging technologies, suppliers, and research partners, and summarize findings for the R&D roadmap.
• Funding support: Help prepare technical content for national and European funding applications.
• Track: Business Operations
• Company build-up: Support the operational set-up of the German entity, including office organization, onboarding of new team members, HR administration, and internal processes and templates.
• Finance & controlling: Support budget tracking, cost overviews, invoice and expense processing, and reporting to the Infinite Orbits Group in coordination with our tax advisor.
• Proposal & funding support: Help prepare the commercial and administrative parts of proposals and funding applications, including compliance checks, cost tables, document assembly, and deadline tracking.
• Market & stakeholder research: Research customers, programs, funding instruments, competitors, and partners in the German and European space and defense sector, and prepare briefing materials.
• Events & communication: Support the planning of trade fairs, conferences, and stakeholder meetings, and help prepare presentations and company materials.

Requirements

• Enrolled student in one of the following fields, depending on the track: Technical tracks: aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science, robotics, or a related field.
• Business Operations track: business administration, industrial engineering (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen), economics, public administration, political science, or a related field.
• Working students: enrolled for the full duration of the position. Internships: mandatory internship as part of your curriculum, or voluntary internship of up to three months.
• Practical experience from student teams (e.g. CubeSat, rocketry, robotics), student initiatives, projects, or previous internships is a plus. Skills & Other Requirements
• Technical tracks: Basic understanding of orbital mechanics, control engineering, or signal and image processing, depending on the track.
• Business Operations track: Interest in the space and defense sector; first experience in finance, controlling, HR, or project work is a plus.
• Structured, independent way of working and clear written communication.
• Discretion in handling confidential company and personnel information.
• Fluent in English; German is required for the Business Operations track and a plus for the technical tracks.
• Availability: working students up to 20 hours per week during the semester; internships of 3 to 6 months, full-time. We offer What we offer

• Hands-on work on real customer studies, proposals, R&D projects, and the build-up of a company in a growing European space and defense company.
• Direct mentoring by experienced engineers and the management team, and close collaboration with the Infinite Orbits Group.
• Flexible working hours that fit around your lectures and exams.