ACS Engineering Intern

York Space Systems • Greenwood Village, CO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next- generation space mission operations worldwide. Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in end-to-end customer solutions and the rapid production of spacecraft platforms. York’s complete Space Segment Solution includes spacecraft production, payload integration, system integration & test, launch services, ground segment services, and mission operations, enabling customers to leverage York’s existing technology solutions to get to orbit rapidly and responsively. We’re looking to expand our team across the board. The ideal York Engineering intern is a highly motivated, proactive individual who enjoys learning and is excited about working on space hardware and real missions. Each York Space Systems intern could work on York missions, while participating in a tailored engineering training program. Each intern is provided with a dedicated Senior Engineer as a mentor and is assigned a scope bound project that is challenging yet achievable during the duration of the program. York encourages you to indicate the engineering discipline(s) you're interested in with your application, this is your opportunity to experience what it would be like to work at York and discover your passion. Successful candidates will be high energy, adaptable, eager to learn, and passionate about space!

Requirements

• Enrollment in (or recently graduated from) a 4-year degree program at an accredited university studying engineering
• Must have completed at least Junior year of the degree program
• Ability to commit to a 40-hour workweek for the duration of the Internship
• Strong communicator, great team player and overall hard worker
• Self-starter and self-motivated with a hunger to learn
• An interest in full time employment at York Space Systems
• Demonstrated interest in spacecraft and space systems
• Willing and able to work in our Greenwood Village, CO office (this is not a remote internship)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in spacecraft ACS/GNC systems, particularly with navigation systems and/or GNSS testing and analysis
• Demonstrated proficiency in MATLAB for model development and simulation.
• Familiarity with space vehicle testing and in-orbit operational challenges.
• Strong leadership qualities and excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of a high-fidelity spacecraft
• Interface with multiple engineering disciplines and project stakeholders
• Contribute to design reviews, process improvement and tool development
• Execute a time bound, well defined project which is of high value to York
• Gain hands-on test experience
• Collaborate with the team to understand and leverage the spacecraft’s ACS and PNT data outputs.
• Conduct research on GNSS integrity monitoring.
• Analyze the effectiveness of implemented techniques and present findings to the team.
• Engage in constructive dialogues with peers, mentors, and stakeholders.

Benefits

• In addition to compensation, York Space Systems is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance along with PTO and a 401K.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees