Avionics Manufacturing Engineering Intern (summer 2026)

Avionics Manufacturing Engineering Intern

As a Manufacturing Engineering Intern, you will work across different aspects of manufacturing and assembling spacecraft avionics taking them from development test articles to high volume production, while working alongside a fast-paced, agile team. The internship will run from May to August of 2026.

Responsibilities

Support the Avionics Manufacturing Engineering team to develop and continuously improve manufacturing processes for space-grade components and vehicles.

Work with the design and development teams to produce highly reliable, cost efficient hardware.

Develop and optimize processes for fabricating parts, such as harnessing, PCBAs, opto-mechanical assemblies, solar arrays, RF components, etc.

Create efficient and reliable assembly and inspection processes.

Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

Completion or working towards a degree in engineering or science.

Ability to take project ownership and work well in a small team.

Good grasp of fundamentals of either electrical, mechanical or optical engineering.

Basic hands-on experience building electronic or optical devices in an academic or industry setting.

Preferred Skills and Experience

Hands-on experience with product or process improvements.

Familiarity with CAD software and ability to learn new software tools.

Additional Requirements: Willing and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach, CA for the duration of the internship. This position may require overtime hours; interns are eligible for overtime pay.

Additional Information: Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

About Impulse Space

Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.