Rendezvous Robotics
GNC Intern (Summer 2027)
Golden, CO +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- Golden, CO
Golden, Colorado, United States - Education
- Currently pursuing a degree in aerospace/mechanical/electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or another relevant engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must meet one of the stated ITAR eligibility categories (U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Develop and simulate guidance, navigation, and control models and algorithms for spacecraft assembled from electromagnetically docking tiles.
What you'll do
- Develop physics models of electromagnetic docking dynamics and support rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking control algorithms.
- Work on attitude determination and control for individual tiles and assembled spacecraft; evaluate the tile sensor suite.
- Build simulation tools and dashboards to verify GNC algorithms before hardware testing.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a relevant engineering, physics, or mathematics degree, with coursework in dynamics and controls.
- Working knowledge of Python, C++, or MATLAB/Simulink for simulation and analysis.
- Understanding of rigid-body dynamics and basic electromagnetics.
Nice to have
- Experience with spacecraft attitude determination and control, including coursework or CubeSat-team experience; background in electromagnetic systems.
- Familiarity with orbital mechanics, reference frames, formation flying, swarm robotics, multi-body reconfigurable systems, or Git.
Tools
Python, C++, MATLAB/Simulink, Git
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