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Supports Rocket Lab’s Test Ground Systems team in developing and operating rocket engine test infrastructure. Works with mentors and engineers to apply engineering concepts, contribute to development projects, and support instrumentation, controls, automation, and data collection for the Neutron program. The internship is full-time and on-site for at least 12 consecutive weeks during summer 2027.

Lead spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control development across algorithm design, flight software, simulation, subsystem requirements, integration, testing, and on-orbit operations. Design autonomy tools, fault detection and response systems, and GNC architectures while coordinating with engineering teams, program managers, customers, and distributed teams. Support design reviews, maintain development schedules, and report technical status for spacecraft programs.

Lead spacecraft GNC and ADCS development across the engineering lifecycle, including algorithm and flight software design, subsystem requirements, component selection, fault response, simulation, integration and testing. Develop spacecraft autonomy tools, support design reviews, coordinate cross-site teams, maintain schedules and milestones, report technical status, and interact directly with aerospace customers.

Leads spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control development across the engineering lifecycle, including algorithms, flight software, subsystem design, autonomy tools, fault response, simulation, integration, testing, and on-orbit operations. Coordinates with systems, avionics, software, mission operations, customers, and international teams while maintaining schedules, milestones, and technical status.

Lead guidance, navigation, and control development for diverse spacecraft missions. Responsibilities include GNC algorithm and flight software design, subsystem requirements, component selection, autonomy tools, fault response, simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, integration, design reviews, schedule management, customer interaction, and mentoring engineers. The role supports spacecraft across LEO, GEO, lunar, interplanetary, reentry, and rendezvous and proximity operations missions.

Leads spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control development across the engineering lifecycle, including algorithm design, flight software, subsystem requirements, modeling, simulation, integration, testing, fault response, and spacecraft autonomy. Mentors engineers, coordinates cross-functional teams and international sites, manages schedules and milestones, supports design reviews, and interfaces with aerospace customers for mission success.

Designs lightweight spacecraft systems, mechanisms, and satellite bus configurations from concept through production, testing, and operation. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, production drawings, FEA and hand calculations, design reviews, test procedures, and hands-on flight hardware development. The engineer also supports proposals, manages vendors, budgets, schedules, and project deliverables for civil, commercial, and defense space missions.

Design and develop lightweight spacecraft mechanical systems, satellite mechanisms, deployment systems, and bus configurations. Own component designs from concept through production, testing, and operations. Perform hand calculations and FEA, create CAD models and drawings, lead design and test reviews, and manage schedules, vendors, budgets, and deliverables. Support proposals and mission concepts for civil, commercial, and defense space programs.

Leads aerospace quality engineering activities across the product lifecycle, including QMS management, AS9100 compliance, audits, supplier quality, nonconformance resolution, corrective actions, inspection planning, metrics, and continuous improvement. Partners with engineering, manufacturing, customers, and suppliers to ensure product and process quality, supports engineering changes, facilitates review boards, trains inspectors, and can stop processes when quality or safety risks arise.

Plans and manages production work orders, material supply, fulfillment, and manufacturing schedules using MRP systems. Releases work orders and inventory kit requests, tracks material shortages and build readiness, maintains production part master data, and expedites subassemblies. Collaborates with Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain, and Finance to prioritize work and support integration timelines.