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Space Internships for Software Engineers 2027

83 internships and co-ops for software engineers are open at 31 rocket, satellite and launch companies, read from their own job boards every hour, paying a median $30.00/hr. Most name Summer 2027.

  • 83open internships and co-ops
  • $30.00/hrmedian posted pay
  • 31employers hiring interns
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The seasons employers are hiring for

The term each open internship's title names; 40 name no season.

  • Fall 20261 role at 1 employer
  • Winter 20272 roles at 1 employer
  • Spring 20277 roles at 6 employers
  • Summer 202733 roles at 17 employers, median $30.19/hr

Who hires space interns

EmployerInternships openMedian posted pay
Thales Alenia Space9not stated
ArianeGroup8not stated
The Aerospace Corporation6not stated
Astranis6$28.99/hr
Blue Origin6$37.98/hr
Lockheed Martin6$27.16/hr
Airbus Defence and Space3not stated
Inversion Space3not stated
Muon Space3$40.00/hr
Reflect Orbital3$28.99/hr
Varda Space Industries3not stated
Impulse Space2too few figures
K2 Space2too few figures
Lunar Outpost2too few figures
Rendezvous Robotics2not stated
Rocket Lab2too few figures
SpaceX2too few figures
The Exploration Company2not stated
Axiom Space1not stated
Benchmark Space Systems1too few figures

By kind of work, the most internships are in Ground Software & IT (47), Flight Software & GNC (26) and Other (4).

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Questions about space internships

When do space companies hire interns?

Mostly months ahead of the term. Of the 83 internships and co-ops open today, 33 name Summer 2027, 1 name Fall 2026, 2 name Winter 2027, 7 name Spring 2027 and 40 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. 43 of the 83 open internships state a rate, and the median is $30.00/hr, with typical pay from $28.27/hr to $44.52/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: Thales Alenia Space (9), ArianeGroup (8), The Aerospace Corporation (6), Astranis (6), Blue Origin (6). 26 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 software engineers. Pay is what each posting states, as an hourly rate.