Intern in the EGNOS System performance analysis results publication

Job Requisition ID: 18945

Application Deadline: 12 January 2025 23:59 CET/CEST

Establishment: ESA Headquarters, Paris, France

Directorate: Directorate of Navigation

Publication: External Only

Type of Contract: Intern

Date Posted: 17 December 2024

Internship Opportunity in the Directorate of Navigation.

Location
Toulouse
Our team and mission
This position is based at the EGNOS Project Office – Toulouse CST

The GNSS Regional Augmentation System Division is responsible for the development of the EGNOS system and its qualification, in its role as Design and Procurement Agent, under the program management of the European Commission (EC). Version 3 of the system is currently under procurement under Phase CD.

The Division is also managing a number of research & development activities under the European GNSS Evolutions, H2020 Infrastructure, Horizon Europe and NAVISP programmes.

Candidates interested are encouraged to visit the ESA website: http://www.esa.int

Field(s) of activity for the internship
Topic of the internship: EGNOS System Performance Analysis Environment – Evolutions on SBAS performance analysis results publication and data management module

The EGNOS V3.1 System is composed of 39 Remote reference stations, 2 Main Control Centers (hosting in particular the central processing Facilities) and 6 Uplink Stations to connect to 3 EGNOS Geostationary satellites - All sites being interconnected by a dedicated Real-time Wide Area Network.
The System is currently under deployment and the individual performance of each component as well as the end-to-end performance shall be continuously monitored during this phase to confirm the configuration of the system algorithms.

The EGNOS System analysis environment is composed of a set of performance tools, processing huge volume of data and producing near-real time analysis and Off line analysis.

With the objective to support the EGNOS performance engineering and demonstrations and during the deployment and on site qualification phases, the development of a specific module has been initialised to provide near real time capability, to interface with existing analysis environment, to select and process existing analysis results, to display, in near real time, dedicated web pages for internal publication with an appropriate security and access control.

The objective of this internship is twofold: To further improve the functions already implemented in the first version of the module and to complement the functionalities, the integration level and the operability of the module to further support the EGNOS V3 deployment and performance qualification phase as follows:

• To collect the user needs for the specification of the tool for an internal publication inside the Division/Department;
• To operate the analysis and comparison tools to get familiarized with the analysis outputs and their Interfaces Control Documents;
• To define the development approach;
• To implement and test the internal publication using real data from the EGNOS System Performance Analysis environment;
• To support the entry into operations.

Behavioural competencies
Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking

For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook

Education
You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a university course at Master’s level and you need to remain enrolled at your University for the entire duration of the internship.

Additional requirements
The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.

Educational knowledge is required in areas such as:

• Computer science;
• Linux;
• Web site development;
• Databases;
• Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS);
• Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) and more specifically the European one: EGNOS.

Other information
ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.

At the Agency we value diversity, and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us via email at [email protected].

Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).

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