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Space Internships for Electrical Engineers 2027

53 internships and co-ops for electrical engineers are open at 29 rocket, satellite and launch companies, read from their own job boards every hour, paying a median $32.02/hr. Most name Summer 2027.

  • 53open internships and co-ops
  • $32.02/hrmedian posted pay
  • 29employers hiring interns
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The seasons employers are hiring for

The term each open internship's title names; 25 name no season.

  • Winter 20271 role at 1 employer
  • Spring 20274 roles at 4 employers
  • Summer 202723 roles at 13 employers, median $32.02/hr

Who hires space interns

EmployerInternships openMedian posted pay
Rocket Lab6$27.98/hr
Blue Origin4$35.00/hr
Impulse Space4$32.02/hr
Thales Alenia Space4not stated
The Aerospace Corporation2not stated
ArianeGroup2not stated
Astranis2too few figures
CNES (French space agency)2not stated
Johns Hopkins APL2too few figures
K2 Space2too few figures
Lockheed Martin2too few figures
Muon Space2too few figures
Northrop Grumman2too few figures
Rendezvous Robotics2not stated
AeroVironment (AV)1not stated
Airbus Defence and Space1not stated
Apex1too few figures
AstroForge1too few figures
Axiom Space1not stated
Benchmark Space Systems1too few figures

By kind of work, the most internships are in Avionics & Electrical (38), Systems, Integration & Test (8) and RF, Communications & Payloads (2).

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Questions about space internships

When do space companies hire interns?

Mostly months ahead of the term. Of the 53 internships and co-ops open today, 23 name Summer 2027, 1 name Winter 2027, 4 name Spring 2027 and 25 name no season. Summer internships are usually posted in the fall before and filled over the winter, so apply as soon as the season you want appears. Our research on starter roles follows the seasons as employers open them.

Are space internships paid?

The ones that state pay are. 32 of the 53 open internships state a rate, and the median is $32.02/hr, with typical pay from $28.99/hr to $45.00/hr (about 67,000 dollars as a full-time year). Rates are higher in engineering and software than in business roles.

Which space companies offer the most internships?

Today: Rocket Lab (6), Blue Origin (4), Impulse Space (4), Thales Alenia Space (4), The Aerospace Corporation (2). 24 more employers have at least one open.

Do space internships require US citizenship?

Many do. Rocket, spacecraft and satellite work is often export-controlled under ITAR or the EAR, so most US space employers limit their internships, like their other roles, to US citizens or US persons (citizens, green card holders, refugees and asylees). Each posting says so in its own text; our research on who can apply measures how many roles each employer limits, and the roles whose posting sets no such limit are listed apart.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when its title names an internship, an intern or a co-op, by the same rule as our page of every role for someone starting out, which also lists apprenticeships, new graduate and entry-level roles, and names the profession by the same rule as the page for electrical engineers. Pay is what each posting states, as an hourly rate.