Rocket Lab
Ground Systems Engineering Intern Summer 2027
Stennis Space Center, MS · Internship · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- At least 3 months of applied engineering experience; 6+ months preferred.
- Education
- Enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree program in an engineering discipline or physics; at least one semester must remain after the internship.
- Visa sponsorship
- For U.S. office candidates, must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. export authorizations.
About the job
Supports Rocket Lab’s Test Ground Systems team with engineering work on test stands, instrumentation, controls, and automation for Archimedes engine testing and the Neutron Program.
What you'll do
- Apply engineering concepts to real challenges alongside the Ground Systems team.
- Work with a mentor and department employees, share progress, and develop technical and professional skills.
- Collaborate across teams and contribute to development projects.
What they ask for
- Enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree program in an engineering discipline such as Electrical, Mechatronics, or Robotics Engineering, or a physics discipline, 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 count.
- Able 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 Solidworks, MATLAB, FEA, CAD/CAM, lathe machining, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, Python, C++, pressurized systems, or fluid dynamics.
Tools
Solidworks, MATLAB, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), CAD/CAM, Python, C++
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