Space Policy & CONOPS Intern (Warfighter Ops)

Overview Energy, Inc.; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Hybrid work

Job summary

Overview Energy, based in Northern Virginia, is seeking a Deployment Operations Intern to research rules governing space solar energy operations and to translate policy into CONOPS language the engineering team can use.

You'll explore DoW site access, airspace and environmental considerations, draft warfighter manuals, and create briefing materials that make this emerging technology understandable to operators.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program in business, policy, government, international affairs, communications, economics, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated interest in defense, space, or energy policy — coursework, clubs, writing, or prior internships all count.
• Clear, fast writing for non-expert audiences: you can turn a dense directive into a paragraph an operator will actually read.
• Comfortable with primary source research - statute, DoW directives, and federal regulatory frameworks.
• Able to commit 3-5 hours per week from September 2026 through March 2027 with potential extended work time; schedule is flexible.

Responsibilities

• Research U.S. policy and regulation governing space operations and ground-based beacon operations, and translate it into CONOPS language the engineering team can design against
• Identify and profile DoW sites for present and future testing, including access, airspace, and environmental considerations
• Support warfighter engagement: prepare briefing material, capture feedback in the room, and route it back into CONOPS and design
• Draft an operator manual written for the warfighter, not the engineer
• Create warfighter and DoW engagement materials that make an unfamiliar technology easy to understand quickly
• Track DoW expectations against what we're producing, and flag gaps early

Skills

Strong writing

Primary source research

Policy/defense/space knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's student in business, policy, government, international affairs, communications, economics

Job description

Overview Energy, based in Northern Virginia, is seeking a Deployment Operations Intern to research rules governing space solar energy operations and to translate policy into CONOPS language the engineering team can use.

You'll explore DoW site access, airspace and environmental considerations, draft warfighter manuals, and create briefing materials that make this emerging technology understandable to operators.