K2 Space
Software Engineering Intern – Summer 2027
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 6+ months of technical engineering experience outside the university classroom setting.
- Education
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or another 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
Own an end-to-end software engineering project and support on-orbit spacecraft operations during a 12-week internship.
What you'll do
- Develop real-time spacecraft control software and robust operating state machines for spacecraft subsystems.
- Analyze data and investigate anomalies; support subsystem integration and testing.
- Build tools and infrastructure for reliable software development, testing, and deployment.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
- 6+ months of technical engineering experience outside the university classroom setting.
- Development experience in Rust, C/C++, or Go.
- Available for a minimum 12-week, in-person internship at the Torrance HQ.
Nice to have
- Experience with spacecraft flight software, Linux systems programming and driver development, CI/CD, or hard real-time embedded systems.
- Knowledge of electronics, computer architecture, and control systems; experience creating hardware-in-the-loop or hardware-out-of-the-loop test systems.
Pay
$30 - $40 per hour (hourly pay)
Tools
Rust, C/C++, Go, Linux
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