Intern in the RNC Projects Department - Genesis Project Team
ESA · ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
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Apply now » Intern in the RNC Projects Department - Genesis Project Team Job Requisition ID: 20999 Date Posted: 1 November 2026 Closing Date: 30 November 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication Method: External Only Type of Appointment ( learn more) : Directorate: Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity Workplace: Noordwijk, NL #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Our team and mission Genesis is a mission in the ESA Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity Directorate, planned for launch in 2029 and currently under development. The Genesis satellite will combine the main geodetic techniques, namely VLBI (Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry), SLR (Satellite Laser Ranging), GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems), and DORIS (Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite). By flying the four geodetic techniques a single well-calibrated satellite, individual biases of the techniques can be removed. As a result, the mission will enable the generation of an updated global model of Earth – the International Terrestrial Reference Frame, employed for everything from land surveying to measuring sea-level rise, with an…