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Intern, Launch & Satellite 2027

Cowboy Space Corporation· Launch & Propulsion Engineering
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Kent, Washington$1.8kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Hands-on hardware internship for the Cowboy Space Corp. launch vehicle program, involving ownership of a scoped component, analysis, or test across six tracks (Powerpack, Mechanisms, Fluids, TCA & Thrusters, Avionics, Compute/Software). Requires presenting results and working closely with engineers on real hardware in Kent, WA.

Responsibilities

  • Bring creativity to every design challenge and own your work through to completion.
  • Own a scoped component, analysis or test task end to end, under the direction of an experienced engineer.
  • Produce CAD models and engineering drawings to ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards.
  • Run the analysis on your own work, including hand calculations and FEA, then check your predictions against test data.
  • Work on the shop floor with machinists and technicians, and see your part get made.
  • Support component and engine test: help write instrumentation requests, take test-day support shifts, and reduce the data afterward.
  • Troubleshoot hardware, take part in root cause discussions, and carry the resulting changes.
  • Present your work and your results to the team at the end of the term.

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in a STEM field (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or equivalent).
  • Strong fundamentals in at least one of: fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, structural mechanics, kinematics, or heat transfer.
  • Proficiency with CAD (NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, or Fusion 360).
  • Comfort working hands-on with hardware, in a lab or shop, and with test equipment.
  • A collaborative, self-directed working style, and comfort with ambiguity.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Skills

Required:CAD modelingFinite Element AnalysisManufacturing / shop floor workProblem solving
Nice to have:Prototype hardware experience

Benefits

  • Daily lunch in the office and a fully stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks
Last updated Sep 20, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Cowboy Space Corporation

Powering Humanity From the High Frontier

Cowboy Space Corp. is building a power grid in outer space for artificial intelligence. It is an integrated system of satellites and rockets to haul high-performance compute and optical data transmission down from Low Earth Orbit. Earth's energy grid can't run at the pace of AI. We can.

Orbital Data CentersAI compute in spacesolar-powered data centersLow Earth Orbitpower grid in space
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