Rocket Lab
HITL Engineering 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, candidates must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State and/or Department of Commerce authorizations.
About the job
Supports the HITL team in designing, building, maintaining, and operating hardware-in-the-loop systems and automation tools through hands-on engineering work and structured debugging.
What you'll do
- Work with hardware, incomplete specifications, and failures to solve engineering challenges.
- Collaborate with the team and mentor, apply engineering concepts, and provide progress updates.
- Develop engineering skills through project work, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration.
What they ask for
- Enrolled in a bachelor’s, master's or doctorate degree program in engineering, physics or math, with at least one semester remaining after the internship.
- GPA of 3.0 or above.
- 3+ months of applied engineering experience; internship, laboratory, and personal/team project experience qualifies.
- 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.
- Knowledge of Systems Engineering or Mechatronics; Python Experience.
Pay
$28.00 USD Hourly (base pay); $28 — $28 USD (Hourly Pay Range, base pay)
Tools
Python, Hardware In The Loop (HITL)
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