2026 Mission Design Summer Intern
Location
Westminster, CO
Level
Internship
Department
Aerospace & Space
Type
Salary
$50,000 - $70,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-10-22
Responsibilities
- Work with technical staff on summer projects in astrodynamics and mission design.
- Support projects such as NRHO stationkeeping strategies and rendezvous operations.
- Engage in interplanetary mission design and trajectory optimization.
- Apply reinforcement learning to trajectory design.
- Utilize optical navigation with AI algorithms.
- Present findings and results through reports or presentations.
- Collaborate within a team environment on meaningful space projects.
Job Requirements
- University student pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering, physics, or mathematics.
- Focus on astrodynamics, navigation, guidance and control, optimization, or estimation theory.
- Strong foundation in orbital mechanics and computer programming.
- Interest in a career as a spacecraft mission designer and navigator.
- Previous coursework or research in orbital mechanics is encouraged.
- Must be a U.S. person eligible to work in the U.S.
- Ability to work in-person at the Westminster, CO office.
