Rocket Lab
Turbomachinery Intern Spring 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; internship, laboratory, and personal/team project experience is applicable. Six or more months is preferred.
- Education
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate program in a specified engineering discipline or physics; at least one semester of school must remain post-internship.
- Visa sponsorship
- For U.S. offices, candidates must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain applicable U.S. Department of State and/or Commerce authorizations under export regulations.
About the job
Supports development and maturation of turbopump designs through CAD and drawing updates, data review, and analysis for rocket propulsion systems.
What you'll do
- Support turbopump assembly design development and maturation, including CAD and drawing updates.
- Participate in data review and analysis activities.
- Collaborate with mentors and department employees, share progress, and apply engineering concepts to real challenges.
What they ask for
- Be enrolled in a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate program in aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical, thermal, or mechanical engineering, or physics, 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 qualify.
- Work full-time on-site for at least 12 consecutive weeks beginning January, February, or March 2027.
Nice to have
- GPA of 3.5 or above and 6+ months of applied engineering experience.
- Experience with CAD/CAM, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, listed analysis software, turbomachinery-related subjects, hardware, or design for manufacturing.
Pay
$28.00 USD Hourly (base salary)
Tools
Solidworks, Catia, NX, ANSYS, MATLAB, Python
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