Internship - Digital Design

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.

We want you as a talented Intern for Digital Electronics Design to help us in our mission by designing and testing the building blocks for our Nyx Avionics system.

Key Responsibilities

In your capacity as an Intern in the Electronics Design Team, your role will be continuously evolving, but day to day your duties will include:

• Writing and verifying embedded software for SoC/Microcontrollers according space quality standards

• Definition and documentation of test requirements, creation of test procedures, and execution of tests for verification of functionality and performance of electronic modules and FPGA function blocks

• Design and validation of digital interface circuitry (CAN, RS422 UART, I2C, SPI, Spacewire, etc.)

• Design of test setups for electronic modules and FPGA function blocks

• Write first test software for the system to validate interfaces and hardware functions

• Validating the design and ensuring failure tolerance and radiation tolerance of the functions

• Provide inputs to team in charge designing digital circuit boards with FPGAs and Microcontrollers for space environment

• Close working together with Systems Engineers to define capabilities and requirements of the digital functionality

What we would love to see from you

In the role of Digital Electronics Design Intern, you will have the following:

• Enrolled in a masters/bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Embedded Systems, Electronics Engineering, or similar

• Solid C Programming knowledge on embedded systems

• Solid VHDL / Verilog knowledge

• Understanding of Microcontroller / FPGA / SoC design

• Hands-on mentality working in the laboratory (Soldering, prototype board debugging, etc.)

• Basic understanding of space avionics

• (Plus) Knowledge of Microchip Libero or Xilinx Vivado

• (Plus) Knowledge of radiation effects and radiation related failure mechanisms in electronic circuits (Single Event Upsets, Single Event Transients, etc.)

• (Plus) Knowledge of environmental qualification and relevant standards ECSS / NASA-HBK / NASA -CBCS / MIL-STD for programming, board design, Interfaces, etc.

• Fluent in English (working language is English).

Why you should join us!

What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:  

• We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind 

• We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them  

• We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?  

We'd love to hear from you if you wish to be a part of our journey. Please submit your CV now for immediate consideration and we will be in touch shortly. 
 
The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.