The Role
Support spacecraft vehicle engineering projects involving primary structures, tanks, mechanisms, thermal systems, hardware design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing. Collaborate with design and manufacturing engineers to build and test spacecraft hardware, resolve technical issues, and contribute to clean-sheet spacecraft development. This is a 12-week, on-site internship in Redondo Beach, California.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Vehicle Engineering Intern, you will work on spacecraft development projects while working closely with a fast-paced, agile team that strives to make a high-performance spacecraft from a clean sheet design.
*This internship is 12 weeks long from May/June to August/September 2027*
*This internship is 12 weeks long from May/June to August/September 2027*
Responsibilities
- Support our Vehicle Engineering team through the design and build of primary structures, tanks, supporting structures, mechanisms, and thermal management systems
- Support the design, analysis, and/or manufacturing of critical spacecraft hardware and testing equipment
- Work directly with other design and manufacturing engineers to produce and test hardware
- Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions
Minimum Qualifications
- Completion or working towards a degree in engineering or science
- Ability to take project ownership and work well in a small team
- Demonstrated proficiency in basic principles of mechanics and materials, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluids,
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Hands-on experience working with mechanical systems
- Demonstrated experience getting a hardware project through the design, build, test phase
- Familiarity with CAD software and ability to learn new tools
- Familiarity with analysis programming such as MATLAB, Excel, etc.
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.
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
- Completion of or progress toward a degree in engineering or science
- Ability to take project ownership and work effectively in a small team
- Knowledge of mechanics and materials
- Knowledge of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluids
- Hands-on experience with mechanical systems
- Experience taking a hardware project through design, build, and test
- Familiarity with CAD software and ability to learn new tools
- Familiarity with analysis programming such as MATLAB and Excel
- Ability and willingness to work on-site in Redondo Beach, California for the internship duration
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, protected-individual status, or eligibility to obtain required ITAR authorizations
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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.
