About this job

The successful Intern will be based in our main office at Sint-Stevens-Woluwe (Brussels Area).The internship is available at the Robotics, Mechanisms & Structures Team (System Department).The Team is responsible for the design, development, and testing of robotic systems for orbital and planetary applications. The candidate will mainly report to the Robotics, Mechanisms & Structures Team Lead.

The team is seeking first or second year Master’s students interested in joining our team as an intern. As a mechatronics and robotics intern you would work on robotics system design for a wide variety of applications. Past projects developed by the team have covered various fields such as orthosis to support astronauts maintaining bone and muscle mass in space, moon rovers, exoskeletons and robotic arms.

We currently are considering interns for the following projects:

• Design, development, testing and validation of a flexible wheel for the LUVMI-X moon rover aimed at reducing ground pressure
• Simulation of thermal loads for the LUVMI-X moon rover (via software modelling and development of dummy systems tested on the rover) to support the heat management strategy
• Design, development, testing and validation of a solar panel deployer for the LUVMI-X moon rover using flexible solar panels.

Our internship opportunities may be discussed on a case-by-case basis depending on the skills and interests of the intern.

Responsibilities

Duties for technical internships typically include a selection of the following:

• Literature review to identify the current state of the art for the task
• Design, development and testing of the system
• User studies to understand the needs and requirements of the potential operators of the system
• Development of demonstration scenarios
• Participation in analogue test campaigns to validate the performance of the system
• Writing documentation to communicate progress and current status to stakeholders

Profile

Depending on the Thesis/Internship’s scope of work, a selection of the following is desirable:

• On-going Master in robotics, mechatronics engineering, or equivalent
• Experience with CAD tools such as Solidworks
• Experience in integrated systems such as robotics, space hardware or aeronautics.
• Candidates shall be eligible to do an internship in the European Union.We are looking for someone to be available for a 6 months’ internship.

Interns will have the following skills

• Strength to cope with schedules and deadlines
• Ability to synthesise, summarise and draw conclusions
• Ability to adhere to strict standards of confidentiality
• Ability to work in distributed international teams
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Excellent written and spoken English.

What Do We Offer?

• An internship in a growing company with Staff located in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands
• Under certain conditions, a monthly lump sum allowance
• A professional, pleasant atmosphere with motivated and passionate Staff, where autonomy and initiatives are encouraged.