Mission Operations Automation Engineer Intern

Front Door Defense; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 30,307 - 35,817; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Job summary

York Space Systems is offering a Mission Operations Automation Engineer Intern role in Greenwood Village, CO. The internship focuses on developing and prototyping automation tools for mission operations within an agile team.

The program pairs you with a mentor, assigns a scope-bound project, and provides hands-on experience across spacecraft-related disciplines. Successful candidates are proactive, eager to learn, and interested in a future full-time role at York Space Systems.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a 4-year degree program at an accredited university studying engineering.
• Must have completed at least Freshman year of the degree program.
• Ability to commit to a 40‑hour work‑week for the duration of the Internship.
• Strong communicator, great team player and overall hard worker.
• Self‑starter and self‑motivated with a hunger to learn.
• An interest in full time employment at York Space Systems.
• Demonstrated interest in spacecraft and space systems.
• Willing and able to work in our Greenwood Village, CO office (this is not a remote internship).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of a high-fidelity spacecraft
• Interface with multiple engineering disciplines and project stakeholders
• Contribute to design reviews, process improvement and tool development
• Execute a time bound, well defined project which is of high value to York
• Gain hands-on assembly and test experience
• Participate in an agile scrum team focused on delivering autonomous and automated solutions for mission operations tasks.
• Collaborate with team members, management, and customers to ensure projects are completed to standard.
• Identify risks and form contingency plans as soon as possible.
• Communicate with the team about challenges, failures, and successes.

Education

Enrollment in a 4-year degree program at an accredited university studying engineering

Job description

Mission Operations Automation Engineer Intern

Develop and prototype automation tools for mission operations within agile team

Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado

Compensation: $22 - 26 USD / hour

About The Role

York Space Systems Engineering Internship

York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next-generation space mission operations worldwide. Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in end-to-end customer solutions and the rapid production of spacecraft platforms. York's complete Space Segment Solution includes spacecraft production, payload integration, system integration & test, launch services, ground segment services, and mission operations, enabling customers to leverage York's existing technology solutions to get to orbit rapidly and responsively.

The ideal York Engineering intern is a highly motivated, proactive individual who enjoys learning and is excited about working on space hardware and real missions. Each York Space Systems intern has the opportunity to work on York missions, while participating in a tailored engineering training program. Each intern is provided with a dedicated Senior Engineer as a mentor and is assigned a scope bound project that is challenging yet achievable during the duration of the program. York encourages you to indicate the engineering discipline(s) you're interested in with your application, this is your opportunity to experience what it would be like to work at York and discover your passion. Successful candidates will be high energy, adaptable, eager to learn, and passionate about space!

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of a high-fidelity spacecraft
• Interface with multiple engineering disciplines and project stakeholders
• Contribute to design reviews, process improvement and tool development
• Execute a time bound, well defined project which is of high value to York
• Gain hands-on assembly and test experience
• Participate in an agile scrum team focused on delivering autonomous and automated solutions for mission operations tasks.
• Collaborate with team members, management, and customers to ensure projects are completed to standard.
• Identify risks and form contingency plans as soon as possible.
• Communicate with the team about challenges, failures, and successes.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a 4-year degree program at an accredited university studying engineering
• Must have completed at least Freshman year of the degree program
• Ability to commit to a 40‑hour work‑week for the duration of the Internship
• Strong communicator, great team player and overall hard worker
• Self‑starter and self‑motivated with a hunger to learn
• An interest in full time employment at York Space Systems
• Demonstrated interest in spacecraft and space systems
• Willing and able to work in our Greenwood Village, CO office (this is not a remote internship)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the following languages and operating systems: Python, C, SQL, Linux.
• Experienced in data‑driven processes and operations to establish autonomous solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills in a team environment.
• Knowledge of developing, modifying, debugging.

Benefits

• In addition to compensation, York Space Systems is proud to offer medical coverage to our Interns.