Intern in the Mechanical Department - Robotics Section
ESA · ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
About this role
Apply now » Intern in the Mechanical Department - Robotics Section Job Requisition ID: 21045 Date Posted: 1 November 2026 Closing Date: 30 November 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication Method: External Only Type of Appointment ( learn more) : Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Our team and mission The Robotics Section provides functional support to ESA projects and carries out technological research and development (R&D) in the field of space robotics systems (from manipulators to autonomous vehicles) and laboratories supporting automation and robotics in crewed and uncrewed missions. As part of our team of mechanical, electrical, control, and software engineers, you will contribute to the work of the Robotics Section at ESTEC, and in particular to the Automation and Robotics Laboratories (ARL), which consist of three areas: the Planetary Robotics Laboratory where the work focuses on the design of rovers for planetary exploration; the Human Interaction Laboratory which focuses on the collaboration of robotic systems and operators; the Orbital…