Spring 2027 Mech Eng Internship: Build Orbit-Ready Robots

General Astronautics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

General Astronautics is seeking an Engineering Intern for Spring 2027 in San Francisco. You will work with a mentor and the founding team on projects that ship to orbit, writing code, building hardware, and running experiments critical to our demo mission.

You will own a mechanism from requirements through hardware, perform trade studies, and produce flight-ready designs with CAD models and documentation. On-site 12 weeks, with extended hours as needed.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a bachelor's degree by start of employment.
• GPA 3.5 or above.
• 6+ months of hands-on technical work outside the classroom.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Thrives in a dynamic startup environment.
• Proficient in prototyping, estimations, and hand calculations.

Responsibilities

• Own a mechanism or subassembly from requirements through hardware, conducting trade studies and design decisions.
• Build and iterate CAD models and drawings; select materials and assembly sequences for flight-ready hardware.
• Use traditional analysis (FEA) to ensure safety margins across load conditions.

Skills

Hands-on technical work

Strong communication

Prototyping

Estimations & hand calculations

Startup adaptability

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics/CS/math

GPA 3.5+

Tools

CAD Siemens NX

SOLIDWORKS

MATLAB

ANSYS

Job description

General Astronautics is seeking an Engineering Intern for Spring 2027 in San Francisco. You will work with a mentor and the founding team on projects that ship to orbit, writing code, building hardware, and running experiments critical to our demo mission.

You will own a mechanism from requirements through hardware, perform trade studies, and produce flight-ready designs with CAD models and documentation. On-site 12 weeks, with extended hours as needed.