GNC Engineering Intern — Spacecraft Attitude & Orbit Control

K2 Space Corporation; Torrance, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Travel stipend

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation in Torrance, CA, is seeking a stellar GNC Intern for a 3-month in-person internship. You will work with our GNC engineers to develop models in our 6DoF simulation, test GNC algorithms for attitude and orbit control, and support on-orbit operations of spacecraft.

You will verify and validate space-grade flight software, gain ownership of complex projects, and collaborate with mentors and team members in a fast-paced, high-growth environment at our HQ.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s program in aerospace, mechanical, or other relevant engineering discipline.
• 6+ months of experience applying technical engineering skills outside of the university classroom setting (eg: laboratory, research, extracurricular project teams, volunteering, personal projects or prior internship/work experience)
• Experience with Python, Julia, C/C++, or Matlab for algorithm development, implementation, and simulation.

Responsibilities

• Work with other engineers to develop a novel high-level vehicle architecture
• Develop novel algorithms for precise pointing, state estimation, orbit transfer, mission design, and station-keeping of very large structures in earth orbit and beyond
• Test these novel algorithms in unit testing and an integrated simulation and HITL environment
• Develop models and simulations for high fidelity spacecraft actuators, sensors, and dynamics
• Support actuator and sensor hardware trades for K2’s next generation spacecraft

Skills

Python

Julia

C/C++

Matlab

Education

Bachelor’s program in aerospace, mechanical, or other relevant engineering discipline

Job description

K2 Space Corporation in Torrance, CA, is seeking a stellar GNC Intern for a 3-month in-person internship. You will work with our GNC engineers to develop models in our 6DoF simulation, test GNC algorithms for attitude and orbit control, and support on-orbit operations of spacecraft.

You will verify and validate space-grade flight software, gain ownership of complex projects, and collaborate with mentors and team members in a fast-paced, high-growth environment at our HQ.