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Space Internships for Propulsion Engineers 2027

22 internships and co-ops for propulsion engineers are open at 13 rocket, satellite and launch companies, read from their own job boards every hour, paying a median $29.52/hr. Most name Summer 2027.

  • 22open internships and co-ops
  • $29.52/hrmedian posted pay
  • 13employers hiring interns
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The seasons employers are hiring for

The term each open internship's title names; 11 name no season.

  • Winter 20271 role at 1 employer
  • Spring 20273 roles at 3 employers
  • Summer 20277 roles at 5 employers, median $30.00/hr

Who hires space interns

EmployerInternships openMedian posted pay
ArianeGroup4not stated
Blue Origin3$37.98/hr
Astranis2too few figures
Impulse Space2too few figures
Rocket Lab2too few figures
Varda Space Industries2not stated
The Aerospace Corporation1not stated
Benchmark Space Systems1too few figures
European Space Agency (ESA)1not stated
Firefly Aerospace1not stated
Isar Aerospace1not stated
Rocket Factory Augsburg1not stated
Thales Alenia Space1not stated

By kind of work, the most internships are in Propulsion & Engines (19), RF, Communications & Payloads (1) and Manufacturing & Technicians (1).

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Questions about space internships

When do space companies hire interns?

Mostly months ahead of the term. Of the 22 internships and co-ops open today, 7 name Summer 2027, 1 name Winter 2027, 3 name Spring 2027 and 11 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. 10 of the 22 open internships state a rate, and the median is $29.52/hr, with typical pay from $28.27/hr to $39.66/hr (about 61,000 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: ArianeGroup (4), Blue Origin (3), Astranis (2), Impulse Space (2), Rocket Lab (2). 8 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 propulsion engineers. Pay is what each posting states, as an hourly rate.