IT Development Program (3 Months - Path to Hire)

Space Kinetic; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend for relocation

Job summary

Space Kinetic Corp. in El Segundo, CA, offers an IT Development Program for recent graduates. The 3-month, onsite program pairs you with mentors and assigns 1–3 meaningful projects, with monthly progress updates to leadership. Outstanding interns may receive a full-time offer.

Compensation is hourly based on degree, with a pay range of $30–$42 per hour and a housing stipend for relocation. The program emphasizes urgency, ownership, and problem solving in a groundbreaking space tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT-related field.
• Familiarity with Windows OS and common desktop applications.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts and troubleshooting (IP addresses, DNS, DHCP).
• Strong self-motivation, learning ability, analytical thinking, attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day IT operations in a fast-paced aerospace setting.
• Collaborate with systems admins and engineers on mission-critical projects.
• Provide end-user support, hardware deployment, and endpoint management.
• Assist with cybersecurity initiatives and IT documentation.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

IT knowledge

Windows familiarity

Networking basics

Analytical mindset

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT-related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

Windows imaging

Job description

IT Development Program (3 Months - Path to Hire)

A New Paradigm For Space Operations.

Who We Are:

Space Kinetic is a dual use space technology startup building a completely new architecture for space operations – one that brings the advantages of proliferated drone technology (low-cost, operationally flexible, attritable, distributed) to space missions while reducing the ecosystem's reliance on consumable fuel. In a world where many companies are focused on incrementally improving the status quo, we are focused on creating something entirely different – an architecture underpinned by new first principles to meet the opportunities and challenges of the third space age head-on. Our goal is to move away from one-to-one space architectures – where each satellite in a constellation has one (or a small # of) primary payloads attached to the bus -- and unlock a ‘one-to-many’ system, where each satellite has a large number of payloads which can be deployed from their host spacecraft at high velocities without firing a thruster.

This is not a role for someone looking for a traditional 40-hour work week. Space Kinetic is building ambitious, first-of-its-kind technology, and that requires urgency, ownership, and a high level of commitment to changing the foundational assumptions for everything we do in space.

Our Development Program:

This is a full-time, onsite program for three months at our headquarters in El Segundo, California.

Our Development Program is a pathway to a career at Space Kinetic. We hire recent graduates who are eager to solve cutting edge technical problems and contribute to high consequence dual use space missions. Interns become part of our core technical, operations, and business teams, work on mission-critical projects, and are evaluated for long-term career opportunities based on performance, initiative, collaboration, and ownership. Outstanding interns may receive a full-time employment offer before or upon completion of the program. Qualified participants relocating for the program may be eligible for a housing stipend, and applications are accepted year-round based on hiring needs.

Over the three-month program you are paired with a mentor, assigned one to three meaningful projects, and provide monthly progress updates to the Leadership team.

What You’ll Do:

As an IT team member, you will support the day-to-day operation and growth of Space Kinetic’s enterprise IT environment in a fast-paced aerospace setting. You will work alongside experienced systems administrators and engineers while gaining hands‑on experience across endpoint management, networking, cybersecurity, hardware deployment, and end-user support.

What It Takes:

• Graduate of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline
• Familiarity with Windows operating systems and common desktop applications
• Basic understanding of networking concepts and troubleshooting, including IP addresses, DNS, DHCP, and connectivity troubleshooting
• Ability to work with minimal direction or support and to learn quickly; strong analytical skills; creative and innovative thinking; detail-oriented; calm under pressure; commitment to follow-through; enthusiastic with a talent for motivating others; receptive to criticism and open to others’ ideas; and effective in written communication.

What We’d Love:

• Previous IT, help desk, systems administration, or technical support experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and Active Directory
• Experience imaging or deploying Windows computers
• Exposure to hardware troubleshooting, networking, or endpoint management
• Familiarity with cybersecurity fundamentals
• Experience with ticketing systems, asset management platforms, or IT documentation

Where You’ll Be:

• The position is onsite at our headquarters in El Segundo, CA.

Compensation:

This position is paid hourly based on the candidate’s highest completed degree at the time of hire:

• PhD:$42 per hour

ITAR Requirements: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about ITAR here

Equal Employment Opportunity: Space Kinetic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

The annual base salary for this role is below. Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education/experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.

Pay Range

$30 - $42 USD

ITAR Requirements: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Space Kinetic’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran’s discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.