Launch-Ready Intern/Associate Engineer – Space Robotics

Starpath

Hawthorne (CA)

On-site

USD 27,552,000 - 41,328,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Training & development

Job summary

Starpath in Hawthorne, CA seeks interns and associates to work on real hardware across space solar, lunar infrastructure and manufacturing. You’ll join a discipline team and own a scoped project from day one, under mentorship of senior engineers.

The program spans mechanical, electrical, software, chemistry, and manufacturing, with hands-on fabrication, design reviews, and end-of-internship presentations. Rolling / ongoing applications.

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in engineering or related field for interns; rising junior/senior and plan to return to school.
  • For Associates: Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, chemistry, materials science, physics, computer science; 0–2 years full-time experience.

Responsibilities

  • Own a scoped project as part of a discipline team—design, analysis, test, manufacturing, or process development.
  • Ramp on Starpath's engineering process, tools, and technical stack under mentorship of senior engineers.
  • Contribute to design reviews, test campaigns, and manufacturing improvements.
  • Present your work internally and at internship end for interns.

Skills

CAD skills
Hands-on fabrication
Engineering first principles
Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, chemistry, materials science, physics, computer science

Tools

NX/Teamcenter
SolidWorks
Onshape
FEA/CFD
Embedded C

Job description

Starpath in Hawthorne, CA seeks interns and associates to work on real hardware across space solar, lunar infrastructure and manufacturing. You’ll join a discipline team and own a scoped project from day one, under mentorship of senior engineers.

The program spans mechanical, electrical, software, chemistry, and manufacturing, with hands-on fabrication, design reviews, and end-of-internship presentations. Rolling / ongoing applications.

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