Summer 2027 Internship – Satellite Programs

Loft Orbital; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing/relocation support for interns

Daily catered lunches and snacks

Job summary

Loft Orbital is seeking a Satellite Programs Intern in Golden, CO for Summer 2027. You will support technical program management across satellite programs, helping turn customer needs into executable plans from planning through launch and early orbit operations.

You’ll collaborate with our Satellite Programs team and cross-functional engineering groups, contributing to real program execution and helping improve tools and processes for cost, schedule, risk, and technical scope.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience through coursework, research, student teams, clubs, internships, or other project-based work.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with Excel, data, or similar tools.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and technical disciplines.
• Curiosity and initiative; comfortable navigating ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of satellite programs alongside a Satellite Program Manager.
• Build/maintain program schedules, including Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
• Develop or improve tools and processes to track program risks, actions, and dependencies.
• Support cost tracking, forecasting, and program reporting activities.
• Coordinate technical scope and information across cross-functional teams.
• Own program management process-improvement projects across schedule, cost, risk, or scope.
• Analyze program data and translate findings into updates, recommendations, or next steps.
• Present work and key learnings at internship end.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Curiosity / initiative

Data analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Rising junior or senior (undergrad)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Wanna Join the Adventure?

Loft Orbital is looking for a Satellite Programs Intern to support technical program management across our satellite programs in Golden, Colorado for Summer 2027. You’ll work alongside our Satellite Programs team, helping turn customer and mission needs into executable satellite programs from early planning through launch and early orbit operations.

This internship sits at the intersection of engineering and business. You’ll work across technical disciplines, contribute to real program execution, and help improve the tools and processes our teams use to manage cost, schedule, risk, and technical scope.

About This Role

As a Satellite Programs Intern, you’ll work alongside Satellite Program Managers and cross-functional engineering teams to support active programs while also owning meaningful work that helps strengthen how the team operates.

Depending on team priorities and active programs during the summer, you may:

• Support the execution of a satellite program alongside a Satellite Program Manager
• Build, refine, or maintain program schedules, including Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
• Develop or improve tools and processes used to track program risks, actions, and dependencies
• Support cost tracking, forecasting, and program reporting activities
• Help coordinate technical scope, priorities, and information across cross-functional teams
• Own program management process-improvement projects across schedule, cost, risk, or technical scope
• Analyze program data and translate findings into clear updates, recommendations, or next steps
• Present your work and key learnings at the end of the internship

Projects may vary based on team priorities, but could include improving an Integrated Master Schedule template, building a program risk register and supporting risk reviews, or developing a bottoms-up cost estimate for an active satellite program.

What We’re Looking For

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in an engineering discipline, Aerospace Engineering, Project or Program Management, or another technically focused field; undergraduate students must be rising juniors or rising seniors
• Hands-on experience through coursework, research, student teams, clubs, internships, or other project-based work
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with Excel, data, or similar tools
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to collaborate across teams and technical disciplines
• Curiosity, initiative, and comfort navigating ambiguity

Nice to Haves

• Experience participating in multidisciplinary student teams such as rocketry, robotics, CubeSat, or similar organizations
• Coursework or exposure to project management, systems engineering, scheduling, risk management, or related topics
• Previous internship or co‑op experience
• Previous aerospace, satellite, or space-industry exposure

During Your Internship, You Can Expect To

• Gain hands-on experience contributing to real satellite programs
• Own meaningful work with tangible deliverables you can point to at the end of the summer
• Receive ongoing mentorship and feedback from your mentor and manager
• Work across engineering and business teams and learn how complex satellite programs are executed
• Build relationships with fellow interns and Loft employees
• Share your work and key learnings at the end of the internship

Compensation & Logistics

• Hourly compensation: $30.00/hour
• Timing: Full-time, 10-12 week Summer 2027 internship. Start and end dates will be coordinated based on school schedule and team availability.
• Location: On-site in Golden, Colorado
• Relocation: Loft offers housing/relocation support for interns traveling from outside the local area.
• In-office perks: Daily catered lunches and snacks

Who We Are:Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.