MISSION TO METRICS

The mission of The Ocean Cleanup is to develop advanced technology to rid the world's oceans of plastic. In order to do so, we need to assess our technology’s ability to catch plastics in the ocean and find out where to improve. In this internship, you will provide an evaluation of the retention system performance by post-processing the data collected in our latest offshore tests while developing an efficient and organized method for future post-processing.

“Finding out the details of system performance will pave the way for further improvements to catch plastics in the ocean” - Fedde Poppenk, Sr. Project Engineer

THE ASSIGNMENT

The intern will work in the Retention System Team inside the Ocean Department of The Ocean Cleanup. You will post-process the various types of data available (footage, motion recording units data, GPSs data, metocean data, etc) from the offshore campaign and evaluate the performance of the retention system.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop an efficient post-processing method
Watch footage of the Retention System and correlate observations with Retention system conditions and metocean data
Provide conclusions on the system performance based on this data
Liaise with the Retention System team and other Ocean team members for evaluation of the design
Liaise with Ocean team members such as the hydro team, Computational modeling team, and R&D team to define and improve post-processing methods
Ensure proper documentation and comprehensive results and conclusions

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Fluent in English
Ongoing Master's or Bachelor's degree in engineering
Experienced with Microsoft Office programs is required, with a strong affinity for Excel
Experience with Python, MATLAB, or any other data science programming language is highly valued

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Intrinsic motivation to work on our ambitious and meaningful mission
Meticulous, detail-oriented, structured
Team player, diplomatic
An affinity with numbers
Excellent communication skills
Able to perform well in a fast-paced and highly challenging environment
Ability to work with tight deadlines

Please note that candidates are required to be enrolled at a University throughout the duration of the internship. Please mention your possible start date and duration in the application, as well as what the assignment requirements are for your specific track.

Starting from:: ASAP/July 2023
Work permit needed:: European Union; A valid European Union work permit is highly preferred for this position. However, feel free to send an open application so we can contact you if an opportunity arises in your country.