Rocket Lab
Combustion Devices Intern Summer 2027
Long Beach, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- Long Beach, CA
Long Beach, California, United States - Experience
- At least 3 months of applied engineering experience; 6+ months preferred.
- Education
- Must be enrolled in a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree program in engineering, physics, or math, with at least one semester remaining post internship.
- Visa sponsorship
- For U.S. offices, must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State and/or Department of Commerce authorizations.
About the job
Supports the design, analysis, and testing of combustion devices, including component development, drafting, and test data processing.
What you'll do
- Assist with combustion-device design, analysis, and testing.
- Support engineering projects and collaborate with mentors and department teams.
- Gain experience in GD&T drafting, data processing, and testing.
What they ask for
- Enrolled in a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate program in engineering, physics, or math, with at least one semester remaining after the internship.
- GPA of 3.0 or above.
- At least 3 months of applied engineering experience; internship, laboratory, and personal/team project experience counts.
- Available to work full-time on-site for at least 12 consecutive weeks beginning May or June 2027.
Nice to have
- GPA of 3.5 or above and 6+ months of applied engineering experience.
- Experience with CAD/CAM, GD&T, FEA, 3D printing, ANSYS, MATLAB, Siemens NX, or propulsion.
Pay
$28.00 USD Hourly (base salary)
Tools
CAD/CAM, ANSYS, MATLAB, Siemens NX
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