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Summer Engineering Internship
- No experience required
- ITAR / US person
About the job
## About General Galactic General Galactic designs, builds, and flies advanced spacecraft that redefine what’s possible beyond Earth. Led by former SpaceX, Varda, Impulse, and Relativity engineers, our vision is to dominate cislunar space and build the railway to Mars – expanding access to high-energy orbits and enabling the next generation of missions along the way.
Based in Los Angeles, California, we’re leveraging our paradigm-shifting water-based technology to reshape the space domain for good. ## Responsibilities may include - Work directly with our engineering team on propulsion hardware development, testing, or supporting flight systems (specific scope depends on discipline/background) - Support design, analysis, fabrication, integration, and/or test campaigns - Help build and document processes as we scale our flight hardware - Get exposure to the full stack of a growing startup ## Requirements - Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science, or a related field - Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous, early-stage startup environment - Strong communicator, self-starter, curious Your salary and incentives will be determined individually on the basis of the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. Very brief statements of fit/interest in this role are encouraged, please send to careers@gengalactic.com.
This position requires access to information protected under US export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, US person status (including US citizens, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted U.S. asylum status, or individuals admitted in U.S. refugee status) is a required qualification for this position.
General Galactic Technologies Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. #LI-DNI
From General Galactic's job posting, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About General Galactic
Spacecraft propulsion that runs on water.
Pay on its listings: 88.9% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
How it pays: Paid as an employee on General Galactic's own payroll (salaried or hourly, as each posting states).
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