Intern in the Industrial Policy and Auditing Department, Capability and Country Support Division

Our team and mission

This position is based at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) - Noordwijk, Netherlands

The Industrial Policy and Auditing Department is responsible for fostering the relations between industry and the Agency, for elaborating and implementing the Agency’s industrial policy, for defining and implementing the geographical return and industrial audit policies, for working closely with Member States on the achievement of their industrial policy goals and for supporting the successful accession of new Member and Cooperating States.  

The Capability & Country Support Division, Industrial Policy and Auditing Department, based at ESTEC, is responsible for implementing integration measures for the New Member States (NMS), Associate Members (AM), and Cooperating States (PECS) in cooperation with Programme Directorates and the ESA Technical Directorate. 

The Division manages in particular the Incentive Schemes and RPA Schemes which aim at developing and reinforcing sustainable industrial and academic capabilities in the space domain in these countries, through technology development contracts, selected through specific Calls for Activities, on topics related to ESA’s overall future programmes activities.

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

Field(s) of activity for the internship

Topic of the internship: Project control processes automation and data handling improvements with SharePoint and PowerBI

You will participate in the following tasks: 

• Process automation in Sharepoint using Power automate, power apps, python and HTML/CSS/JavaScript 
• Linux for the virtual machines 
• Financial data handling and PowerBI dashboards development 
• Creation of new tools for the team to function more efficiently

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.

You should preferably be in your final or second to last year of a university course at Master’s level in a technical or scientific discipline.