Manufacturing and Test Engineering Intern (Spring 2027)

Rendezvous Robotics; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 27,552 - 34,440; Full time

Job summary

Rendezvous Robotics in Golden, Colorado is seeking a Manufacturing and Test Engineering Intern for Spring 2027. You will join a small team building next-generation spacecraft as we move from flight demonstration to operational systems.

The role spans hardware, software, and systems engineering, offering hands-on experience with testbeds, fixtures, and data collection. You will develop testbeds for subsystems, assist with manufacturing and testing, and gain exposure to test automation and

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Comfortable with hand tools, basic soldering, and hardware assembly.
• Attention to detail and comfort working from written test procedures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own testbeds to manufacture and test subsystems (power, docking, communications).
• Support spacecraft tile manufacturing, create work procedures, identify optimizations.
• Build and refine fixtures and test jigs for repeatable hardware verification.
• Track and troubleshoot manufacturing defects; feed findings back to design.
• Help build test data pipelines so results are captured consistently across builds.

Skills

Attention to detail

Hand tools proficiency

Hardware assembly

Willingness to learn

Education

Pursuing a degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Python

LabVIEW

Thermal chambers

Vibration tables

Job description

Manufacturing and Test Engineering Intern (Spring 2027)

Today, everything we send to space is constrained by what fits inside a rocket fairing. That's a fundamental bottleneck to building more capable spacecraft. Rendezvous Robotics is solving this problem with electromagnetic self-assembling tiles: modular spacecraft components that rendezvous, dock, and latch to assemble bigger and more powerful spacecraft than anything that can be folded to fit into a rocket.

We're a small team based in Golden, Colorado, executing on a clear path from flight demonstration to our first operational systems. Our work spans hardware, software, and systems engineering. We are looking for the best people in the world who want to build the next generation of advanced spacecraft.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own testbeds used to manufacture and test the different subsystems including power, docking, and communication interfaces


• Support manufacturing of spacecraft tiles, creating work procedures and finding optimizations.


• Build and refine fixtures and test jigs for repeatable hardware verification


• Track and troubleshoot manufacturing defects, feeding findings back into design


• Help build out test data pipelines so results are captured consistently across builds

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field


• Comfortable with hand tools, basic soldering, and hardware assembly


• Attention to detail and comfort working from written test procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with battery pack assembly or handling lithium-ion cells


• Familiarity with environmental test equipment (thermal chambers, vibration tables)


• Background in test automation or data logging (Python, LabVIEW, or similar)


• Quality or manufacturing process experience, even outside aerospace

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 the ITAR here.

Rendezvous Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Rendezvous Robotics 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.