Doctoral Researcher, MSCA Doctoral Network position “Electric solar wind sail mission design”
Core
Design and validate electric solar wind sail (E-sail) mission concepts, tether deployment methods, and payload systems for lunar and deep space exploration.
Role type
Doctoral Researcher (PhD) in Space Technology
Builds
E-sail tether deployment models, validated safety strategies, and functional E-sail payload prototypes for nanospacecraft
Domain
Space technology, propellantless propulsion, mission design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
mission design, tether dynamics analysis, spacecraft systems modelling, structural and thermal analysis, environmental testing, prototyping, data analysis
Preferred skills
Open Science practices, science communication, business planning, IPR management
Technologies
simulation software, engineering design tools, thermal-vacuum testing facilities, cleanroom assembly environments
Responsibilities
Develop dynamical 3D models of tethers and spacecraft for engineering analysis and visual monitoring; conduct laboratory and in-orbit experiments using Foresail-1p mission data; propose and evaluate new deployment schemes and safety strategies; design mechanical, electrical, and deployment subsystems for E-sail payloads; perform functional and environmental tests on payload prototypes.
Seniority
Early-career researcher (PhD candidate)