SpaceX
Spring 2027 Software Engineering Internship/Co-op
Flexible - Any SpaceX Site +8 · Internship · Posted Aug 3, 2026
- Location
- Flexible - Any SpaceX Site
Bastrop, TX, United States
Cape Canaveral, FL, United States
Hawthorne, CA, United States
Irvine, California, United States
McGregor, TX, United States
Palo Alto, California, United States
Redmond, WA, United States
Brownsville, TX, United States - Experience
- 3+ months of software programming or development experience; 6+ months developing and deploying real-world software is preferred.
- Education
- Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree or graduate program.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Works with software engineering teams on impactful projects while applying and developing programming skills in support of SpaceX programs.
What you'll do
- Develop software with a mentor and engineering colleagues.
- Contribute to projects across SpaceX software engineering teams.
- Work onsite full time for at least 12 consecutive weeks beginning in January or March 2027.
What they ask for
- Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree or graduate program.
- 3+ months of software programming or development experience.
- Coding experience in one or more of: C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python.
- Must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, permanent-resident, refugee, or asylee eligibility requirement, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
Nice to have
- GPA of 3.5 or above.
- 6+ months developing and deploying software used in real-world applications and projects.
Pay
USD $30.00/hour (base pay); USD $34.00/hour (base pay); USD $36.00/hour (base pay); USD $38.00/hour (base pay); USD $40.00/hour (base pay)
Tools
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python
AI focus
No specific AI work is stated for the internship; the posting describes SpaceXAI’s mission and projects as part of the company overview.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative