Student Internships

Veröffentlicht am 05/09/2025

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ESA - European Space Agency


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ESA offers student internship opportunities from three to six months to students in their final or second-to-last year of a Master's degree in technical and non-technical domains.


Who can apply?

To be eligible for a student internship at ESA:

  • You must be a student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a university course at Master’s level. You must have student status and be enrolled at university for the entire duration of the internship;
  • You must be a citizen of one of the ESA Member States, Associate Members, European Cooperating States or Canada as a Cooperating ;The full list of eligible countries is published in the footer of each ESA vacancy.


What do we offer?

  • An enriching and highly valuable experience that could open doors to a career within Europe’s space sector, renowned research institutes or, of course, ESA itself.
  • An international, multicultural and friendly working environment.
  • A placement lasting between three and six months at an ESA establishment.
  • Internships are unpaid, however a monthly allowance of €800 for non-residents and €500 for residents is granted. A non-resident is defined as someone living more than 50 km from the relevant establishment. The non-resident allowance will also be granted to students with special needs, irrespective of their residency status.


Useful information

  • Only one internship can be undertaken at ESA.
  • Student interns are responsible for their own health insurance, accident insurance and travel expenses.
  • Student interns are responsible for finding their own accommodation.


Internship disciplines

  • Mechanical engineering (optical, propulsion, thermal, mechanisms, structures, materials, robotics)
  • Electrical engineering (RF, power & data systems, antennas, microelectronics, EMC, components)
  • System engineering
  • Telecom and integrated applications
  • Software engineering
  • Ground segment systems and operations
  • Product/quality assurance and safety
  • Applied mathematics
  • Earth observation and environmental science (geophysics, meteorology, climatology)
  • Planetary and space science (astronomy, astrophysics, solar physics)
  • Life and material sciences
  • Law (contracts, procurement, international public law)
  • Finance (project control, cost analysis, auditing)
  • Communications and public relations
  • Human resources
  • Information technology
  • Facility management