As part of our Systems Engineering Team in Munich, Germany, you will contribute to the development of internal competence on micro-gravity propellant gauging for upcoming In-Orbit Refueling infrastructure vehicles. This role provides an opportunity to develop systems thinking, along with experience on technology research and maturation, while working closely with a multidisciplinary team. The position is planned for a duration of 3 - 6 months, with the possibility of extension and future employment. We offer this position as an Internship or Master’s thesis / Semester project, with the exact topic tailored to the candidate’s interests and strengths, or as semester project.
Your role will include:
- Investigation of Sensor-Based Approaches for Flow-Phase Identification and Propellant Quantity Estimation in Space.
· Literature research and assessment of state-of-the-art methods for propellant mass gauging in microgravity (0-g) environments.
- Investigate and develop approaches for flow-phase recognition and monitoring in spacecraft fluid systems.
- Evaluate solutions against system requirements.
- Perform analytical and numerical studies using industry-standard tools (CATIA, 3dx, Python/C++).
- Compare different sensing and measurement approaches with respect to accuracy, robustness, complexity, and cost.
- Support to integrate proposed solutions in a ground orbital refuelling demonstrator architecture.
- Document findings and propose recommendations for internal competence development.
- Present results to project stakeholders and support future technology maturation activities (TRL advancement)