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Space Internships for Quality Engineers And Inspectors 2027

34 internships and co-ops for quality engineers and inspectors are open at 14 rocket, satellite and launch companies, read from their own job boards every hour, paying a median $28.99/hr. Most name Summer 2027.

  • 34open internships and co-ops
  • $28.99/hrmedian posted pay
  • 14employers hiring interns
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The seasons employers are hiring for

The term each open internship's title names; 24 name no season.

  • Winter 20273 roles at 1 employer, median $28.99/hr
  • Spring 20273 roles at 2 employers
  • Summer 20274 roles at 4 employers, median $28.99/hr

Who hires space interns

EmployerInternships openMedian posted pay
ArianeGroup11not stated
Astranis4$28.99/hr
Varda Space Industries3not stated
The Aerospace Corporation2not stated
AeroVironment (AV)2not stated
Airbus Defence and Space2not stated
Blue Origin2too few figures
Rocket Lab2too few figures
Astroscale1not stated
German Aerospace Center (DLR)1not stated
MaiaSpace1not stated
Open Cosmos1not stated
Thales Alenia Space1not stated
United Launch Alliance1too few figures

By kind of work, the most internships are in Quality & Mission Assurance (26), Ground Software & IT (3) and Systems, Integration & Test (2).

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 22:02 UTC

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Questions about space internships

When do space companies hire interns?

Mostly months ahead of the term. Of the 34 internships and co-ops open today, 4 name Summer 2027, 3 name Winter 2027, 3 name Spring 2027 and 24 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. 8 of the 34 open internships state a rate, and the median is $28.99/hr, with typical pay from $28.75/hr to $41.78/hr (about 60,000 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 (11), Astranis (4), Varda Space Industries (3), The Aerospace Corporation (2), AeroVironment (AV) (2). 9 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 quality engineers and inspectors. Pay is what each posting states, as an hourly rate.