Space Hardware Engineering Internship — Own a Project

Orbital Operations, Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbital Operations, Inc. is seeking engineering interns to take real hardware from concept to tested results. You will own a hardware project with a clear objective, driving it through requirements, design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and iteration.

You will work with mentors and cross-functional teams across design, analysis, manufacturing, test, and operations. Ideal candidates demonstrate hands-on ownership in student projects or labs, strong fundamentals, and the ability to communicate

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related STEM field
• Demonstrated ownership of at least one hands-on engineering project from concept through fabrication, assembly, testing, and iteration
• Strong command of engineering fundamentals and the ability to apply them to practical, open-ended problems
• Experience designing, building, integrating, or testing physical hardware through a student team, internship, research program, employment, or personal project
• Ability to make engineering tradeoffs and move forward when requirements or information are incomplete
• Willingness to work directly with hardware, including assembly, instrumentation, troubleshooting, and test operations
• Ability to independently plan and execute a complex technical project while identifying and communicating risks and blockers
• Resourceful, self-directed, and comfortable learning unfamiliar tools or technical subjects quickly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document designs, test results, failures, and lessons learned
• Able to work full-time and onsite in Long Beach, California, for a minimum of 10-12 consecutive weeks

Responsibilities

• Own a meaningful hardware project from concept through test and iteration
• Define requirements, perform analysis, and design components
• Create drawings and work with vendors or manufacturing equipment
• Develop test plans, run tests, analyze results, and troubleshoot failures
• Communicate blockers and keep the project moving with a dedicated mentor

Skills

Hardware ownership

Engineering fundamentals

Open-ended problem solving

Team collaboration

Hardware testing

Education

Mechanical/Electrical/ Aerospace engineering

Tools

CAD

Machining

Additive manufacturing

Electronics

Instrumentation

Job description

Orbital Operations, Inc. is seeking engineering interns to take real hardware from concept to tested results. You will own a hardware project with a clear objective, driving it through requirements, design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and iteration.

You will work with mentors and cross-functional teams across design, analysis, manufacturing, test, and operations. Ideal candidates demonstrate hands-on ownership in student projects or labs, strong fundamentals, and the ability to communicate