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Vehicle Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)
Vehicle Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)Impulse Space • Redondo Beach, CA, US
Vehicle Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

Vehicle Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

Impulse Space • Redondo Beach, CA, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Description

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 will run from May to August 2026.

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.

    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.

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