{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"bd48ad0d33cf998bc1bf8db8","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bd48ad0d33cf998bc1bf8db8","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/bd48ad0d33cf998bc1bf8db8","title":"Development Test Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)","description":"Description\n\nAs a Development Test Engineering Intern, you will work on all aspects of development test equipment while working closely with a fast-paced, agile team that strives to make a high-performance spacecraft from a clean sheet design\n\n*This internship is 12 weeks long from May/June through August/September 2027\n\nResponsibilities\n\nDesign and build fluid, mechanical, and electrical test systems in support of rocket propulsion, mechanisms, structural, environmental, and spacecraft systems testing\nCollaborate with wide ranging teams across the company including propulsion, vehicle, avionics, integration, and manufacturing\nPerform test setup, hardware inspections, checkouts and troubleshooting as needed\nConduct test operations geared toward rapidly developing hardware for spaceflight\n\nMinimum Qualifications\n\nRecent completion or working towards Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science or related field\nDemonstrated ability to take project ownership and work well in a small team\nDemonstrated hands-on experience working with fluid or mechanical systems\nPreferred Skills and Experience\nWorking knowledge of components (valves, regulators, sensors, power supplies) and hands-on skills (tube fabrication, metalworking, wiring)\nPrior experience working with pneumatic, hydraulic, electromechanical, or optomechanical test equipment\nPrior experience in propulsion development and/or testing\n\nPreferred Skills and Experience\n\nWorking knowledge of components (valves, regulators, sensors, power supplies) and hands-on skills (tube fabrication, metalworking, wiring)\nPrior experience working with pneumatic, hydraulic or electromechanical test equipment\nPrior experience in propulsion development and/or testing\nAdditional Requirements\nWilling and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach, CA or Mojave, CA for the duration of the internship\nThis role may require overtime hours; interns are eligible for overtime pay.\n\nAdditional Information:\n\nCompensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.\n\nTo conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.\n\nImpulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.\n\nAbout Impulse Space\nImpulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. 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