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Engineering Intern

Wardstone
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El Segundo$34k - $36kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Engineering interns at Wardstone work on real hardware from concept to test, joining an engineering team to contribute to Hailstorm, Wardstone’s first interceptor. Interns are treated as engineers, owning real tasks that affect flight hardware, simulations, and tests.

Responsibilities

  • Mechanical design, structural analysis, and building hardware and test fixtures.
  • Solid rocket motor design, testing, and data analysis.
  • Aerodynamic analysis, CFD, and building aerodynamic databases.
  • Guidance, navigation, and control algorithms, and 6DOF simulation.
  • Radar signal processing and target tracking.
  • Avionics, including board design, bring-up, and testing.
  • Manufacturing processes and production planning.
  • Analysis of data from test campaigns.

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field, graduating December 2027 or later.
  • Has built and delivered real projects, such as student rocketry, Formula SAE, robotics, research, or personal projects.
  • Curious, self-directed, and motivated by real-world impact.
  • Proficient in Python or MATLAB for modeling and data analysis.
  • Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual).

Skills

Required:Python or MATLABMechanical design
Nice to have:Aerodynamics/CFD
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Wardstone

Satellites for Missile Defense

Wardstone is a space defense-tech company developing next-generation capabilities to protect the United States and its allies from missiles and other space-based threats. We design, build, and deploy satellites equipped with space-based interceptors to kinetically counter hypersonic and ballistic missiles.

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