Internship in Software Engineering

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Yuri Lux GmbH is seeking a Software Engineering Intern to join our ScienceTaxi Bioforge Team. In this role, you’ll contribute to the design and implementation of our very first Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for the ground support software of the ScienceTaxi Bioforge platform, working closely under the guidance of experienced engineers.

As part of our team, you'll collaborate across disciplines to help bring project visions to life and meet key milestones. Throughout the internship, you’ll gain valuable hands-on experience in a professional software development environment and learn how to thrive within an agile team.

Ideal starting date: July 2025 

The following tasks and responsibilities will be part of your role: 

1. Design and develop the first Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of the ground support software for our next space system, the ScienceTaxi BioForge, in Java and C/C++.
2. Participate in laboratory and ground testing to validate the software
3. Documentation of the procedures and automation of repeated software tasks.

• You are student in final year of an engineering school/master's degree in computer science or software engineering
• You have software coding experience in Java and/or C/C++.
• You have a good understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP/IP, DNS, DHCP) and network security.
• Additional experience in scripting languages (e.g. Python) is a plus.
• You have experience with collaborative software development tools in terms of IDEs (Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Eclipse, ...) and git-based collaborative development workflow
• You are proficient in English both verbal and written. Proficiency in German or French are considered a plus.

Mindset:

• Self-motivated and proactive
• Take full ownership
• Comfortable with high levels of uncertainty
• Hands-on / get things done
• Persistent
• Relentlessly resourceful
• Analytical
• Empathetic
• Low ego

• Is there anything more exciting than the intersection of space and biotechnology?
• You directly or indirectly work on projects that are launched to the International Space Station and other space platforms.
• We offer a flexible working environment.
• Our Luxembourg office is located in the beautiful Esch-sur-Alzette surrounded by its modern infrastructure, with close proximity to research centers, and with a vibrant multicultural environment.
• We support you in finding your perfect set-up, and help you choose between team Mac or team Windows.
• We are deeply impact-driven at work and outside work. Therefore, you can take at least one impact day per year to protest for more climate action or support any other social or ecological cause.
• We care about our footprint and thus offset the emissions of our rocket launches, business trips and all other operations.
• In addition, we offset the private emissions of all our team members.

...and a final remark: We care about each other and believe that a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religion or your secret aversion to pineapple on pizza.