Intern - Sensors, Actuators & Test Systems for Inflatable Heatshields(m/f/d)

ATMOS Space Cargo is looking for an Intern (m/f/d) to support the development and qualification of our Inflatable Atmospheric Deceleration (IAD) heatshield, its thermal protection system (TPS), and the actuators that deploy and control it. Your focus will be the electronics and mechatronics side: designing and building the test stands, integrating sensors, and setting up the data acquisition and actuator control behind them. You’ll work hands-on with the mechanical and test teams, building the infrastructure our test campaigns rely on.

Key responsibilities

• You will design and build test stands for IADs, thermal protection systems and actuators.
• You will select, integrate and calibrate sensors (pressure, strain, load, temperature, heat flux).
• You will set up data acquisition and control systems, including wiring and actuator control.
• You will commission and debug the stands so they’re ready for test campaigns.
• You will document the setups.

Profile required

• Currently studying Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering or a comparable technical field.
• Hands-on experience with sensors and measurement electronics (signal conditioning, wiring, grounding, noise).
• Experience with data acquisition systems (e.g. NI/LabVIEW, Dewesoft, HBM, or microcontroller-based setups).
• Basic understanding of actuators and their control (motors, solenoids, drivers).
• Programming skills in Python; C/C++ for embedded systems is a plus.
• Comfortable in a lab: soldering, oscilloscope, building and debugging prototypes.
• Excellent written and spoken English (German is a plus).

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with thermal measurements (high-temperature thermocouples, heat-flux sensors).
• Experience with pressurised systems, pneumatics or valve control.
• Knowledge of control engineering or motor control (PLC, microcontrollers, closed-loop control).
• PCB design (KiCad, Altium or similar).
• Basic CAD skills for test fixtures and instrumentation mounts.
• Student team experience (rocketry, Formula Student, CubeSat, robotics) is very welcome.

Company description

ATMOS was founded as a European company built on the values of freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, and human rights. We are committed to protect these values by making our technology available to others who share the same values, strengthening infrastructure and innovation for prosperity on Earth.
Our team is multinational and diverse, with offices in Lichtenau and Strasbourg. We work in a collegial, hands-on culture where people support each other, take ownership, and keep learning every day. Motivation for the mission comes first — building spacecraft is not a nine-to-five pursuit. We align the mission, the team, and the individual in mutual dependence. This principle shapes our work environment where exceptional people, as committed as they are competent, can grow and contribute to a mission that matters.

On 11/10/2026