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EDEN NEXT Gen Hybrid Rigid-Deployable Greenhouse Module

Bremen, Germany, DLR Institute of Space Systems [47508]

Field(s) of expertise
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Aerospace Engineering
Job type
Contract
Education
Diploma
Deadline
Closed

About this job

Your Mission:

Within the Institute for Space System’s department System Analysis Space Segment, the EDEN team analyzes and develops concepts and systems for bio-regenerative life support systems for future human space exploration and in particular technologies for plant cultivation in space.

Following the development and initial operation of the EDEN ISS (semi-)closed loop greenhouse in a space-analogue environment at the Neumayer Station III in the Antarctic, the EDEN team aims to evolve the greenhouse design towards future Moon and Mars application.

Responsibilities

As part of activities aimed at developing and building a greenhouse module for Moon and Mars, working title EDEN NEXT Gen, the EDEN team is looking for multiple students to investigate different aspects of the greenhouse design and mission within the scope of Bachelor or Master thesis projects.

Topics are open for discussion, based on students’ interests.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • system Analysis and Requirements Definition
    • trade-off between different greenhouse module architectures (e.g. rigid vs. deployable vs. hybrid)
    • review of existing greenhouse and habitat designs in order to synthesize requirements
    • interface Design (e.g. launcher, transfer vehicle, habitat interfacing)
  • structural Design and Analysis
    • review of lightweight materials for rigid and inflatable/deployable structural elements
    • material selection and design of a deployable membrane shell
    • mechanical Interface designs (e.g. Rigid-Flexible and Flexible-Flexible material interfaces)
    • packaging and Deployment Strategy Design (e.g. Deployment mechanisms)
    • secondary Structure and Outfitting Design
    • load Analysis and Structural Modeling
  • nutrient Delivery System
    • design of a high pressure aeroponic nutrient delivery system
    • analysis of decontamination strategies for nutrient solutions (e.g. ozone, hydrogenperoxide)
  • Atmosphere Management System
    • design and analysis of habitat-greenhouse gas exchange strategies (e.g. direct exchange vs. capture and storage of CO2 and O2).

Profile

Your qualifications:

  • engineering student (mechanical, aerospace, electrical, etc.)
  • strong affinity with human space flight and/or horticultural science
  • good skills with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio)
  • excellent English proficiency
  • specific knowledge related to the subject of choice (e.g. CATIA skills, knowledge of textiles and plastics, FEA skills)

Your benefits:

Look forward to a fulfilling job with an employer who appreciates your commitment and supports your personal and professional development. Our unique infrastructure offers you a working environment in which you have unparalled scope to develop your creative ideas and accomplish your professional objectives. Our human resources policy places great value on a healthy family and work-life-balance as well as equal opportunities for persons of all genders (m/f/non-binary). Individuals with disabilities will be given preferential consideration in the event their qualifications are equivalent to those of other candidates.

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