ESA Graduate Trainee in Copernicus and Destination Earth AI Engineering

Job Requisition ID:20258

Date Posted:1 February 2026

Closing Date:28 February 2026 23:59 CET/CEST

Publication:External Only

Type of Appointment:ESA Graduate Trainee

Directorate:Earth Observation Programmes

Workplace:Frascati, IT

Grade Band:F1 - F1

Location
- ESRIN, Frascati, Italy

Our team and mission
Step into the future of Earth Observation with a YGT on ESA’s DestinE Initiative (Destination Earth) and Copernicus Space Component Programm activities. As part of our innovative team, you'll work closely with leading experts and industry partners to develop a next-generation digital ecosystem designed to optimize Earth Observation and data management. Under the guidance of our team, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of digital Earth systems.
Field(s) of activity/research for the traineeship
As an YGT at ESA working with Copernicus and Destination Earth,



you will contribute to the design and implementation of innovative data management solutions and gain insights on Earth observation systems and how Earth observation data supports environmental monitoring.-
In the context of Destination Earth (DestinE), you will work on data engineering solutions supporting the development of digital twins of the Earth system. This involves handling heterogeneous, multi-disciplinary datasets and designing architectures that enable the efficient integration, harmonization, and fusion of Earth observation data with digital twin components.-
Your specific activities will include for example:
- Actively contributing to activities of Copernicus and DestinE
- Definition and engineering of AI-ready datasets from Sentinel missions and Destination Earth, including data architecture and access solution
- Design, development, and prototyping of AI workflows and modeling approaches applied to Sentinel and Destination Earth data
- Pilot use of the DestinE Platform services
- Contribute to the definition of

📌 Esa Graduate Trainee in Copernicus and Destination Earth Ai Engineering (Frascati)
🏢 European Space Agency
📍 Frascati