Rocket Lab
Mechanical Engineering Intern Spring 2027
Silver Spring, MD +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- Silver Spring, MD
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States - Experience
- At least 3 months of applied engineering experience; 6+ months is nice to have.
- Education
- Currently 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 be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State and/or Department of Commerce authorizations.
About the job
Supports Rocket Lab’s Space Systems Division in producing flight mechanisms for Separation Systems.
What you'll do
- Apply engineering concepts to solve real challenges with the team.
- Work with a mentor and department employees, sharing progress updates and developing technical and professional skills.
- Collaborate across teams and contribute to development projects.
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/team project experience counts.
- Work full-time on-site for at least 12 consecutive weeks starting in January, February, or March 2027.
Nice to have
- GPA of 3.5 or above and 6+ months of applied engineering experience.
- Proficiency in Solidworks and SiemensNX; CAD/CAM experience; knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Machining; Python experience.
Pay
$25.00 USD Hourly (base pay); $25 — $25 USD (base pay)
Tools
Solidworks, SiemensNX, CAD/CAM, Python
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