AVS US Summer 2023 Internships

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AVS – Added Value Solutions was founded under the mission of “Boosting scientific knowledge”. Towards that goal, we develop engineering solutions to the most cutting-edge problems and ideas from the scientific industry within the nuclear fusion, particle physics, astronomy, and space sectors. Within the space division, our current key areas of development are:

  • Small Satellite missions and buses for VLEO, beyond LEO & Interplanetary missions

  • Mechatronics & Robotics equipment for satellites and planetary/lunar surface applications

  • Sustainable propulsion technology

Super Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle Impacts on Satellite Design & Mission Architectures internship

Background:

Recent years have seen a surge of development activity in the launch industry including plans for Super Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicles and fully re-usable launchers. With orders-of-magnitude higher payload mass and volume capacity and lower launch cost, there is an opportunity to re-think the way satellites, subsystems and mission architectures are designed and conceived. The core topic of the internship will be to analyze the impact of incoming Super Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicles (SHLVs) and full reusability of launchers on satellite, subsystem design, mission architectures. This analysis will be paired with an assessment of new mission capabilities and business areas that may be possible with different levels of launch cost scenarios.

Additional tasks will include support to on-going proposal & project work as required.

Eligibility:

To qualify for this New York Space Grant (NYSG) position, funded by NASA, candidates must be US citizens and one or both of the following:

  • Attend a university in New York state

  • Be a resident of New York state and attend a university or be within 2 years past graduation

Basic Qualifications:

  • Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s or master´s degree program in an engineering or physics discipline by the start of employment or have plans to do so within 2 years

  • 3+ months of applied engineering experience (internship, laboratory, and personal/team project experience is applicable)

Preferred Skills & Experience:

  • GPA of 3.0 or above

  • Experience in satellite systems design & space mission architecture studies

  • Experience in satellite propulsion technologies & power systems design

  • 6+ months experience of application of technical skills outside of the classroom (examples: laboratory, research, extracurricular project teams, volunteering, personal projects or prior internship/work experience)

Compensation:

NASA/NY Space Grant Stipend: $7300 for 12 weeks full-time, starting from June 12th, 2023

To Apply:

Submit your application to: space.careers@a-v-s.us

Please include CV / LinkedIn Profile and a short motivation letter with brief description of how you would tackle the topic proposed.

Hiring Contact: Ramon Blanco Maceiras

Beyond Earth Orbit missions enabled by High-DeltaV SmallSats

Background:

Small satellites have revolutionized the way we do space on Earth Orbits over the last decade and opened new business cases as well as new scientific and exploration opportunities. The small satellite technologies are gaining maturity rapidly and becoming more and more dependable for more complex missions beyond earth orbits. NASA sees Small Satellites as a core pillar of future space exploration missions, especially as small high DeltaV propulsion systems become available. The core topic of this internship will be to perform mission analysis and mission architecture studies for a number of beyond Earth Orbit missions (Lunar, Mars, near-earth asteroids…) by utilizing small satellites as building blocks with existing or under development technologies with a path to orbit in < 5 years.

Additional tasks will include support to on-going proposal & project work as required.

Eligibility:

To qualify for this New York Space Grant (NYSG) position, funded by NASA, candidates must be US citizens and one or both of the following:

  • Attend a university in New York state

  • Be a resident of New York state and attend a university or be within 2 years past graduation

Basic Qualifications:

  • Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s or master´s degree program in an engineering or physics discipline by the start of employment or have plans to do so within 2 years

  • 3+ months of applied engineering experience (internship, laboratory, and personal/team project experience is applicable)

Preferred Skills & Experience:

  • GPA of 3.0 or above

  • Experience in mission analysis and orbital dynamics

  • Experience in satellite systems design & space mission architecture studies

  • 6+ months experience of application of technical skills outside of the classroom (examples: laboratory, research, extracurricular project teams, volunteering, personal projects or prior internship/work experience)

Compensation:

NASA/NY Space Grant Stipend: $7300 for 12 weeks full-time, starting from June 12th, 2023

To Apply:

Submit your application to: space.careers@a-v-s.us

Please include CV / LinkedIn Profile and a short motivation letter with brief description of how you would tackle the topic proposed.

Hiring Contact: Ramon Blanco Maceiras

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