Hands-On Spacecraft Vehicle Operations Intern

K2 Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Travel stipend

In-person internship at Torrance HQ

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a Vehicle Operations Engineering Intern for a 3-month summer program in Torrance, CA. You will join a fast-moving team responsible for building, testing, and flying spacecraft components, while developing manufacturing methods, tooling, and build flows.

You will gain hands-on experience in large satellite structures, mechanics, and electronics, with design team collaboration to improve manufacturability, efficiency, and reliability across subsystems.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's in mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering.
• Minimum 6 months of technical engineering experience outside the classroom.
• Availability for a 12-week in-person internship at our Torrance HQ.

Responsibilities

• Support HITL table maintenance and operations to validate hardware.
• Develop test procedures to confirm spacecraft hardware and software readiness.
• Investigate vehicle issues and recommend actions to reduce failures.
• Design, build, and rollout ground support equipment for tests.
• Develop manufacturability improvements for large spacecraft assemblies.
• Create tools that integrate with Manufacturing Execution System.
• Demonstrate new manufacturing techniques on prototypes with design teams.
• Define subassembly build flow for production integration.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers on R&D for new tech.

Skills

Hardware testing

Manufacturing

Python

Linux

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

DMM

PSU

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a Vehicle Operations Engineering Intern for a 3-month summer program in Torrance, CA. You will join a fast-moving team responsible for building, testing, and flying spacecraft components, while developing manufacturing methods, tooling, and build flows.

You will gain hands-on experience in large satellite structures, mechanics, and electronics, with design team collaboration to improve manufacturability, efficiency, and reliability across subsystems.