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Vehicle Operations Engineering Intern – Summer 2027

K2 Space· Vehicle Operations
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Torrance, CA$30/hr - $40/hrinternshipPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Internship role focusing on building, testing, and flying K2 Mega class satellite systems; hands-on experience with manufacturing methods, tooling, ground support equipment, HITL tables, and test campaigns across subsystems in a fast-growing, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

  • Support HITL table maintenance and operations
  • Develop test procedures used to confirm spacecraft hardware and software flightworthiness
  • Investigate and troubleshoot vehicle issues and driver further actions to reduce future failures
  • Design, build, and rollout ground support equipment to enable new test components and capabilities
  • Develop innovative manufacturing systems for large spacecraft assemblies, including welded/bolted structures, mechanisms, and electrical subassemblies
  • Create custom tools and processes that integrate with our Manufacturing Execution System to support the manufacturing technologies you create
  • Demonstrate the advanced manufacturing techniques on prototypes, working with the design teams to iterate on the manufacturability of those parts
  • Develop the subassembly build flow and implementing on the production flow for the satellite
  • Get hands-on to build and integrate flight parts using your tooling
  • Partner with a team of advanced manufacturing engineers to perform R&D of novel manufacturing technologies for current and future spacecraft products

Qualifications

  • Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or other relevant engineering discipline
  • 6+ months experience of technical engineering skills outside of the university setting classroom (eg: laboratory, research, extracurricular project teams, volunteering, personal projects or prior internship/work experience)

Skills

Required:Mechanical engineering fundamentalsElectrical engineering fundamentalsHands-on hardware testingTooling and ground support equipmentManufacturing systems for large spacecraft
Nice to have:Python or RustLinux

Benefits

  • Housing and travel stipend may also be available
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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