Mission Ops Engineer Intern — Live Hardware Testing

Nominal; New York, Los Angeles (NY, CA); On-site; USD 27,552,000 - 38,573,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Cross-office trips

Free meals

Stipend for projects

Hardware lab access

Job summary

Nominal in New York invites a Summer 2027 Mission Ops Engineering internship for students with solid engineering fundamentals who will graduate by Summer 2028. You will work with customers building rocket engines, satellites, and aircraft, deploying software in live test environments and turning observations into product feedback.

You’ll write deploy scripts, join customer trainings, troubleshoot issues, and own a summer project that improves a workflow, with mentorship and exposure to an

Qualifications

• On track to graduate by Summer 2028 and pursuing engineering fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with hardware systems such as test stands or aerospace/automotive projects.
• Experience writing code (Python or similar) for class/research/personal projects.
• Clear communication and desire to work directly with users of what you build.

Responsibilities

• Write scripts and tooling to deploy, configure, and connect customer data to Nominal's platform.
• Sit in on customer conversations and training sessions to learn how operators use our tools daily.
• Help troubleshoot issues customers run into and document fixes for the team.
• Turn field observations into structured feedback for the product team.
• Own a self-contained project over the summer that improves a specific part of a customer's workflow.

Skills

Python coding

Hardware experience

Customer-facing

Clear communication

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Job description

Nominal in New York invites a Summer 2027 Mission Ops Engineering internship for students with solid engineering fundamentals who will graduate by Summer 2028. You will work with customers building rocket engines, satellites, and aircraft, deploying software in live test environments and turning observations into product feedback.

You’ll write deploy scripts, join customer trainings, troubleshoot issues, and own a summer project that improves a workflow, with mentorship and exposure to an