Space Hardware Intern: Hands-On Launch & Satellite

Cowboy Space Corp.; Kent, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily lunch in the office

Fully stocked kitchen with beverages &

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corp. in Kent, Washington offers a hands-on hardware internship in Launch & Satellite 2027. You will own a scoped piece of real work: a component, an analysis, or a test, and you will present that result before you leave.

You will join one of six tracks on our in-house built launch vehicle and work with engineers on CAD modeling and testing. This internship emphasizes collaboration with machinists, running analyses (hand calculations and FEA), and delivering a tangible result for

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate STEM program.
• Strong fundamentals in at least one of: fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, structural mechanics, kinematics, or heat transfer.
• Proficiency with CAD (NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, or Fusion 360).
• Comfort working hands-on with hardware in a lab or shop.
• Collaborative, self-directed working style, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Bring creativity to every design challenge and own your work through to completion.
• Own a scoped component, analysis or test task end to end, under the direction of an experienced engineer.
• Produce CAD models and engineering drawings to ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards.
• Run the analysis on your own work, including hand calculations and FEA.
• Work on the shop floor with machinists and technicians, and see your part get made.
• Support component and engine test: help write instrumentation requests, take test-day support shifts, and reduce the data afterward.
• Troubleshoot hardware, take part in root cause discussions, and carry the resulting changes.
• Present your work and your results to the team at the end of the term.

Skills

Hands-on hardware

Collaborative work style

Self-directed

Comfort with ambiguity

Education

STEM undergraduate/graduate

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

CATIA

Creo

Fusion 360

Job description

Cowboy Space Corp. in Kent, Washington offers a hands-on hardware internship in Launch & Satellite 2027. You will own a scoped piece of real work: a component, an analysis, or a test, and you will present that result before you leave.

You will join one of six tracks on our in-house built launch vehicle and work with engineers on CAD modeling and testing. This internship emphasizes collaboration with machinists, running analyses (hand calculations and FEA), and delivering a tangible result for