Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering Internship

Space Kinetic • El Segundo, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Space Kinetic is a cleared, venture-backed startup focused on addressing urgent national security priorities. Our goal is to deliver a suite of asymmetric capabilities for space superiority and missile defense leveraging our proprietary electromechanical deployment system, which enables the rapid deployment of low-cost payloads through space without firing a thruster. Space Kinetic is currently assembling its TRL-5 prototype. Our goal is to leverage this platform to provide the United States with a new tool for securing the space domain & catalyzing the emerging space economy.

As an Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering Intern, you will acquire hands-on learning experience while working on meaningful projects to gain significant career experience. At Space Kinetic, we provide the tools, training and mentorship for interns to do their very best work and discover opportunities to advance their careers, providing a pathway for personal growth.

For those who dream of changing the Universe, an internship with Space Kinetic is the place to start.

As an Intern, you will support Engineering to help design and build prototypes for Space Kinetic’s core technology to achieve our mission of a flight demo within the next 2 years in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will work with the Space Kinetic manufacturing and engineering team to finalize the current prototype's CAD design. This role involves enhancing the design through precise tolerancing across all prototype development stages, finalizing mechanism designs, and delivering detailed CAD drawings for manufacturing. You will collaborate with vendors to source components, support finite element analysis (FEA) simulations for the system, and create models for both the current prototype and the full-scale system.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled for an Engineering Degree in an accredited college or university
• Must be a recent college graduate OR graduating within the last semester of your program.
• Passion for design, manufacturing and testing of space systems and/or mechanisms
• Experience in solid modeling, drawing release of structures, actuator mechanisms
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, self-driven entrepreneurial workplace
• Experience with Mechanical FEA tools
• Experience with CAD software (SolidWorks)
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder).
• Ability to maintain or obtain Government Security Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work with minimal direction or support and to learn quickly
• Strong analytical skills
• Creative and innovative thinking
• Detail-oriented
• Calm under pressure
• Commitment to follow-through
• Enthusiastic with a talent for motivating others
• Receptive to criticism and open to others' ideas
• Effective in written communication.
• Passion for space-grade components and ratings.
• Curiosity for testing in-space operations
• Passion for the commercial and government space industry.
• Passion for spacecraft or launch vehicle system development.

Responsibilities

• Support Engineering to help design and build prototypes for Space Kinetic’s core technology to achieve our mission of a flight demo within the next 2 years in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Work with the Space Kinetic manufacturing and engineering team to finalize the current prototype's CAD design.
• Enhance the design through precise tolerancing across all prototype development stages.
• Finalize mechanism designs.
• Deliver detailed CAD drawings for manufacturing.
• Collaborate with vendors to source components.
• Support finite element analysis (FEA) simulations for the system.
• Create models for both the current prototype and the full-scale system.

Benefits

• The annual base salary for this role is below. Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education/experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree