SpaceX
Summer 2027 Graduate Engineer Internship/Co-op
$83K–$100K
Flexible - Any SpaceX Site +12 · Internship · Posted Aug 3, 2026
- Location
- Flexible - Any SpaceX Site
Bastrop, TX, United States
Bloomfield, CT, United States
Cape Canaveral, FL, United States
Hawthorne, CA, United States
Irvine, California, United States
Long Beach, California, United States
McGregor, TX, United States
Palo Alto, California, United States
Redmond, WA, United States
Brownsville, TX, United States
Vandenberg, CA, United States
Woodinville, Washington, United States - Experience
- 6+ months of applied engineering experience required; 9+ months of outside-classroom technical experience preferred.
- Education
- Enrolled in a graduate program by the start of employment and holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics or math discipline.
- 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 U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Works with SpaceX engineering teams on creative solutions to aerospace challenges across design, manufacturing, and operations.
What you'll do
- Contribute to engineering work on SpaceX programs and real aerospace challenges.
- Work with engineering teams across design, manufacturing, and operations.
What they ask for
- At least 6 months of applied engineering experience; internships, laboratory work, and personal or team projects count.
- Enrolled in a graduate program by the start of employment and hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or math.
- Able to work full time onsite for at least 12 consecutive weeks beginning in May or June 2027.
Nice to have
- GPA of 3.5 or above.
- At least 9 months applying technical skills outside the classroom.
Pay
$83,200.00/per year (base salary, completed Bachelor's); $91,000.00/per year (base salary, completed Master's); $100,100.00/per year (base salary, completed PhD)
Tools
Dragon, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Starship, Raptor, Raptor Vacuum (RVac), Starlink, Starshield
AI focus
SpaceXAI develops AI systems, including Grok and Starmind; the posting does not specify AI work for this internship.
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