Job Description:

In order to support the Space Products Team , Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

Masterand student in the field of Small Satellite Ground Segment (d/f/m),
Thesis: Upgrade of the F-Series Crypto Ground Segment Software

You are looking for a thesis and want to get to know the work of a job title? Then apply now! We look forward to you supporting us in the Space Products Team as a Masterand (d/f/m)!

Airbus and its F-Series partners develop satellite core avionics for small satellites including a CCSDS-compliant De/Encoder communications board with security. A complementary Ground Crypto application exists to access and control said security features, which however needs a functional and usability upgrade. The upgraded application needs to suit satellites flying redundant communication interfaces and payload link encryption.

• Location: Friedrichshafen

• Start: 01.04.2026

• Duration: 6 months

Your location
At the Airbus site in Friedrichshafen you will be working on innovation where others spend their holidays. Enjoy panoramic views of Lake Constance while having lunch in our canteen. And after work, join one of our many corporate sports groups to go running, sailing or skiing.

Your benefits

• Attractive salary and work-life balance with an 35-hour week (flexitime).

• International environment with the opportunity to network globally.

• Work with modern/diversified technologies.

• At Airbus, we see you as a valuable team member and you are not hired to brew coffee, instead you are in close contact with the interfaces and are part of our weekly team meetings.

• Opportunity to participate in the Generation Airbus Community to expand your own network.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Familiarize with the F-Series Ground/Space communication.

• Familiarize with the F-Series Ground Security Unit (Java Software).

• Adapt the GUI/MMI for more intuitive handling of the security functions of a redundant Crypto Board set in space.

• Consider the feedback from a parallel running redundancy/cross-coupling boards test campaign.

• Prepare the Ground Security Unit for managing onboard payload crypto boards.

• Perform elementary tests with a spacecraft simulator that models such payload crypto board and downlink.

• Document results (MS-Office).

Desired skills and qualifications

• Enrolled student of aerospace engineering, software engineering, security engineering or comparable graduation

• Profound knowledge about Java Application Design.

• High level of motivation for learning and improvement of skills, personal initiative and the ability for efficient timing.

• Team spirit and willingness to co-operate and working together in an international Company.

Please upload the following documents: cover letter, CV, relevant transcripts, enrollment certificate.

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Company:

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:

Final-year Thesis

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Experience Level:

Student

Job Family:

Computing&Comm and Info& Data Processing

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