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The role
Help us fly the first orbital high-throughput service.
Exobiosphere is looking for a meticulous Payload Systems Engineering Intern to support the Orbital High-Throughput System (OHTS). You will work on systems engineering documentation, requirements traceability, verification evidence, materials compliance and interface documentation.
The role is not only desk-based: you will take part in hands-on hardware testing and scientific work with biological samples during microgravity payload preparation.
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Responsibilities
What you will do.
Requirements & verification
- Maintain traceability between customer and internal requirement sets
- Draft and format verification documentation and track closure across subsystems
- Support materials and safety compliance, including hazard assessments and safety data packages
Hardware & science testing
- Support payload characterisation testing
- Assist the science and AIT teams during integrated testing with live biological samples
Collaboration & programme support
- Prepare materials and track action items for internal technical reviews
- Help improve our systems engineering templates and practices
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Requirements
What you bring.
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in aerospace, systems engineering or a related technical field
- Strong technical writing in English, with precision and consistency
- Comfortable interpreting technical standards, specifications and requirement sets
- Discipline to keep large document sets consistent
- Ability to work independently and raise problems early
- Willingness to work hands-on in laboratory and hardware integration environments
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Nice to have
Bonus points.
- Experience with requirements management, verification and validation, or configuration management
- Laboratory experience with cell culture, organoids or aseptic technique
- Hands-on hardware testing, integration or test procedure experience