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Impulse Space

Vehicle Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Redondo Beach$30.00 / hourPosted Sep 10, 2026
Disciplineengineering
Workplace typeon-site
EmploymentIntern

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\*

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.

Compensation (from employer):

$30.00 / hour

Skills and experience

mechanical principlesmaterialsheat transferthermodynamicsfluids