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Space Internships for Mechanical Engineers 2027

57 internships and co-ops for mechanical engineers are open at 29 rocket, satellite and launch companies, read from their own job boards every hour, paying a median $30.00/hr. Most name Summer 2027.

  • 57open internships and co-ops
  • $30.00/hrmedian posted pay
  • 29employers hiring interns
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The seasons employers are hiring for

The term each open internship's title names; 28 name no season.

  • Winter 20271 role at 1 employer
  • Spring 20277 roles at 6 employers, median $27.98/hr
  • Summer 202721 roles at 13 employers, median $30.24/hr

Who hires space interns

EmployerInternships openMedian posted pay
Blue Origin7$42.45/hr
Rocket Lab5$26.49/hr
ArianeGroup4not stated
Northrop Grumman4$27.84/hr
Astranis3$28.99/hr
Benchmark Space Systems3$24.52/hr
Varda Space Industries3not stated
GITAI2too few figures
Loft Orbital2too few figures
Lunar Outpost2too few figures
Rendezvous Robotics2not stated
RTX2too few figures
Thales Alenia Space2not stated
AeroVironment (AV)1not stated
Airbus Defence and Space1not stated
Amentum1not stated
Axiom Space1not stated
CesiumAstro1not stated
CNES (French space agency)1not stated
Firefly Aerospace1not stated

By kind of work, the most internships are in Mechanical, Structures & Thermal (53), Systems, Integration & Test (2) and Propulsion & Engines (1).

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Questions about space internships

When do space companies hire interns?

Mostly months ahead of the term. Of the 57 internships and co-ops open today, 21 name Summer 2027, 1 name Winter 2027, 7 name Spring 2027 and 28 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. 35 of the 57 open internships state a rate, and the median is $30.00/hr, with typical pay from $26.39/hr to $43.94/hr (about 62,000 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: Blue Origin (7), Rocket Lab (5), ArianeGroup (4), Northrop Grumman (4), Astranis (3). 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 mechanical engineers. Pay is what each posting states, as an hourly rate.