K2 Space
GNC Engineering Intern – Summer 2027
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 6+ months of relevant technical engineering experience outside the university classroom setting; internship duration is at least 12 weeks.
- Education
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s program in aerospace, mechanical, or other relevant engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Develop and test guidance, navigation, and control models and algorithms for spacecraft, while supporting on-orbit operations and flight-software verification.
What you'll do
- Develop vehicle architecture, GNC algorithms, spacecraft models, and simulations.
- Test algorithms in unit tests, integrated simulations, and hardware-in-the-loop environments; support actuator and sensor hardware trades.
- Support spacecraft on-orbit operations and verification and validation of flight software.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s program in aerospace, mechanical, or another relevant engineering discipline.
- At least 6 months of applying technical engineering skills outside the university classroom setting.
- Experience using Python, Julia, C/C++, or Matlab for algorithm development, implementation, and simulation.
- Available for an in-person internship of at least 12 weeks at the Torrance HQ.
Nice to have
- Currently enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Experience with Rust, GNC actuator or sensor system design, trajectory analysis, modeling, or mission design.
Pay
$30 - $40 per hour (hourly pay)
Tools
Python, Julia, C/C++, Matlab, Rust
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