Flight Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2025

Salary: $22.00 - $26.00/hr

York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next- generation space mission operations worldwide. Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in end-to-end customer solutions and the rapid production of spacecraft platforms. York’s complete Space Segment Solution includes spacecraft production, payload integration, system integration & test, launch services, ground segment services, and mission operations, enabling customers to leverage York’s existing technology solutions to get to orbit rapidly and responsively.

The ideal York Engineering intern is a highly motivated, proactive individual who enjoys learning and is excited about working on space hardware and real missions. Each York Space Systems intern has the opportunity to work on York missions, while participating in a tailored engineering training program. Each intern is provided with a dedicated Senior Engineer as a mentor and is assigned a scope bound project that is challenging yet achievable during the duration of the program. York encourages you to indicate the engineering discipline(s) you're interested in with your application, this is your opportunity to experience what it would be like to work at York and discover your passion. Successful candidates will be high energy, adaptable, eager to learn, and passionate about space!
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to development of a high-fidelity spacecraft
• Interface with multiple engineering disciplines and project stakeholders
• Contribute to design reviews, process improvement and tool development
• Execute a time bound, well defined project which is of high value to York
• Gain hands-on assembly and test experience
• Participate in an agile scrum team focused on delivering embedded software for space applications.
• Collaborate with team members, management, and customers to ensure projects are completed to standard.
• Identify risks and form contingency plans as soon as possible.
• Communicate with the team about challenges, failures, and successes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Enrollment in a 4-year degree program at an accredited university studying engineering
• Must have completed at least Freshman year of the degree program
• Ability to commit to a 40-hour work-week for the duration of the Internship
• Strong communicator, great team player and overall hard worker
• Self-starter and self-motivated with a hunger to learn
• An interest in full time employment at York Space Systems
• Demonstrated interest in spacecraft and space systems
• Willing and able to work in our Greenwood Village, CO office (this is not a remote internship)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in the following languages and operating systems: C/C++ (proficient), Rust, Linux, FreeRTOS.
• Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills in a team environment.
• Experience debugging software/hardware interactions and possible failure modes.
• Recent experience with inter-process communication (IPC) mechanisms.
• Knowledge of developing, modifying, debugging.

BENEFITS

• In addition to compensation, York Space Systems is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance to our interns.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by clicking the “Apply for this position” link below. York Space Systems will be accepting applications on a rolling basis until the position is closed.

York Space Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, military or protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to all terms and conditions or employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. YORK SPACE SYSTEMS IS AN EEO EMPLOYER.