The Role
Design, implement, and maintain spacecraft flight software and ground software deployment environments. Develop CI pipelines for build, testing, and deployment; troubleshoot hardware-in-the-loop systems; automate software testing, data collection, and result analysis; and support monitoring and continuous integration releases. The internship is onsite in Redondo Beach, California, and may involve overtime.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Software Infrastructure and Release Intern your core responsibility will be to design, implement, and maintain our spacecraft flight software and ground software deployment environments. You will work closely with software and GNC engineers to plan out and implement an automated deployment and test system for a variety of spacecrafts and test platforms.
*This internship is 12 weeks long from May/June to August/September of 2027
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Software and GNC teams to develop and improve our build, test and deployment git CI pipelines.
- Troubleshoot and debug issues related to Hardware in the Loop systems, including hardware, software, and test setup.
- Utilize test automation tools and frameworks to streamline software build, test execution, data collection, and result analysis.
- Bring up monitoring and data analysis in support of a continuous integration and release system.
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Experience with Linux operating systems.
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Gitlab, Github, etc).
- Knowledge of the git version control system and gitflow.
- Experience in Bash, Python, and/or other scripting languages.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, etc).
- Experience with build systems (e.g. Make, CMake, Bazel, etc).
- Experience with cross-platform development, source development kits, and deployment pipelines.
- Knowledge of logging, monitoring, and alerting capabilities using tools (e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, etc).
- Excellent problem solving and debugging skills.
- Organization capability with ability to handle competing priorities.
- Strong interpersonal skills, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills.
Additional Requirements:
- Willing and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach, CA, for the duration of the internship
- This position may require overtime hours; interns are eligible for overtime pay.
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
About
Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.
Skills Required
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Experience with Linux operating systems
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab or GitHub
- Knowledge of Git version control and Gitflow
- Experience with Bash, Python, or other scripting languages
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
- Experience with build systems such as Make, CMake, or Bazel
- Experience with cross-platform development, source development kits, and deployment pipelines
- Knowledge of logging, monitoring, and alerting tools such as Grafana or Prometheus
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
- Ability to organize work and handle competing priorities
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, and presentation skills
- Willingness and ability to work onsite in Redondo Beach, California, for the internship
- Must meet applicable ITAR export-control authorization requirements
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The Company
What We Do
Impulse enables low-cost and nimble last-mile space payload delivery - access any orbit, reach other worlds.
