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Space Internships for GNC Engineers 2027
11 internships and co-ops for GNC engineers are open at 6 rocket, satellite and launch companies, read from their own job boards every hour, paying a median $37.50/hr. Most name Summer 2027.
- 11open internships and co-ops
- $37.50/hrmedian posted pay
- 6employers hiring interns
The seasons employers are hiring for
The term each open internship's title names; 8 name no season.
- Summer 20273 roles at 2 employers, median $40.00/hr
Who hires space interns
| Employer | Internships open | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Thales Alenia Space | 5 | not stated |
| Muon Space | 2 | too few figures |
| ArianeGroup | 1 | not stated |
| Hemeria | 1 | not stated |
| K2 Space | 1 | too few figures |
| Lockheed Martin | 1 | too few figures |
By kind of work, the most internships are in Flight Software & GNC (9) and Systems, Integration & Test (2).
Open space internships, newest first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 07:01 UTC
GN&C Engineer Intern (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Flight Software · Littleton, CO, United States· 2d agoDetails
$30.16–$34.84/hr

STAGE - Ingénieur Systèmes Embarqués pour la Navigation Temps Réel -F/H (opens the job details)
Thales Alenia Space · Flight Software · Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France· 5d agoDetails

STAGE–Ingénieur Développement simulateur de charge utile de navigation – F/H (opens the job details)
Thales Alenia Space · Systems & Test · Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France· 1w agoDetails

Stage – Ingénieur Migration simulateur AOCS/SCAO sur plateforme GIT– (H/F) (opens the job details)
Thales Alenia Space · Flight Software · Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France· 1w agoDetails

STAGE – Ingénieur en optimisation d’algorithmes de navigation par IA -F/H (opens the job details)
Thales Alenia Space · Flight Software · Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France· 1w agoDetails

Thales Alenia Space · Flight Software · Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France· 1w agoDetails

GNC Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Flight Software · Mountain View, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$40/hr
GNC Hardware Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) (opens the job details)
Muon Space · Systems & Test · Mountain View, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$40/hr
GNC Engineering Intern – Summer 2027 (opens the job details)
K2 Space · Flight Software · Los Angeles, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$30–$40/hr Hourly
Stage Ingénieur mécanique vol, simulation HAPS (F/H) (opens the job details)
Hemeria · Flight Software · Ayguesvives, Occitanie, France· 11mo agoDetails
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Questions about space internships
When do space companies hire interns?
Mostly months ahead of the term. Of the 11 internships and co-ops open today, 3 name Summer 2027 and 8 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. 4 of the 11 open internships state a rate, and the median is $37.50/hr, with typical pay from $34.38/hr to $40.00/hr (about 78,000 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: Thales Alenia Space (5), Muon Space (2), ArianeGroup (1), Hemeria (1), K2 Space (1). 1 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 GNC engineers. Pay is what each posting states, as an hourly rate.