JOB DESCRIPTION:

In order to support the AOCS/GNC & Flight Dynamics team, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

MASTER STUDENT IN THE FIELD OF AOCS/GNC & FLIGHT DYNAMICS (D/F/M), FOR THE THESIS: ENHANCEMENT OF SPACECRAFT ON-BOARD NAVIGATION BY AOCS-AIDED GNSS

You are looking for a master thesis and want to get to know the work of a spacecraft AOCS engineer? Then apply now! We look forward to you supporting us in the AOCS/GNC & Flight Dynamics department!

• Location: Friedrichshafen
• Start: May 2025
• Duration: 6 months

The AOCS, GNC & Flight Dynamics department is the centre of competence in Airbus for attitude and orbit control systems (AOCS), Guidance/Navigation/Control (GNC), flight dynamics, and control engineering for all kinds of spacecraft. This includes, among others, modelling, design, synthesis, and verification & validation of the AOCS/GNC systems.
As a Master student you will learn about AOCS/GNC, GNSS-navigation on board satellites, optimal estimation techniques such as Kalman filtering, while being part of a transnational team for space missions.

DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Enrolled as Aerospace Engineering or Cybernetics Master student (m/f/d) or similar field of study
• Very good knowledge of MATLAB / Simulink
• Very good knowledge of estimation theory and ideally practical experience
• GNSS and AOCS sensors
• English is mandatory
• German would be an asset

EXPERIENCE LEVEL:

Student

• Understanding spacecraft on-board GNSS PVT estimation methods
• Understanding AOCS sensor properties and error modelling
• Development and implementation of an integrated navigation concept fusing GNSS and AOCS measurements
• Performance campaign
• Documentation of work