Rocket Lab
Fluid Systems 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 is preferred.
- Education
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree program in an engineering, physics, or math discipline, 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, admitted refugee, granted asylum, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State and/or Department of Commerce authorizations.
About the job
Supports Rocket Lab’s Fluid Systems team in designing, building, testing, and analyzing hardware between the tanks and engine for the Neutron rocket.
What you'll do
- Work with mentors and department employees on engineering problems and projects.
- Apply engineering concepts to real-world challenges and provide project progress updates.
- Collaborate with the Fluid Systems team on critical hardware development.
What they ask for
- Be 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 or team project experience counts.
- 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 in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, propulsion, CAD/CAM, 3D printing, lathe machining, GD&T, or FEA.
Pay
$28.00 USD Hourly (base salary)
Tools
CAD/CAM, 3D printing, Lathe Machining, GD&T, FEA
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