Flight Dynamics Intern

AstroForge • Seal Beach, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

AstroForge is hiring a Flight Dynamics Intern to develop trajectories, automated software toolchains, and analyses supporting interplanetary mission planning, orbit determination, and spacecraft operations. The intern will work under the mentorship of flight dynamics and operations engineers and support pre-flight and flight phases for multiple spacecraft. This is an onsite role in Seal Beach, pays $30.00 per hour, and lasts 10 weeks.

AstroForge’s mission is to make space resources accessible on Earth by mining asteroids to extract valuable minerals in space, with the goal of doing so at lower cost and with a smaller carbon footprint than terrestrial mining methods. The internship offers the opportunity to work alongside engineering and science teams and receive skills, experience, and mentorship.

Requirements

• Be a rising undergraduate senior or enrolled in graduate studies at the time of the internship.
• Be enrolled in an accredited college or university and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Not be otherwise employed for the duration of the internship.
• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Be eligible to work in an ITAR-compliant environment; applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by ITAR, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
• Be willing to own a project in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Demonstrate problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Have working knowledge of calculus and linear algebra.
• Be proficient in Python.
• Be currently pursuing a degree in engineering or a STEM-related field.

Nice To Haves

• Strong background in orbital dynamics.
• Experience with numerical optimization, such as nonlinear programming, fmincon, or SNOPT.
• Experience with mission analysis and simulation tools, such as STK, GMAT, Basilisk, or pykep.
• Experience with databases and query-based visualization, such as Grafana or Kibana.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop trajectories, automated software toolchains, and analyses for interplanetary mission planning, orbit determination, and spacecraft operations.
• Support pre-flight and flight phases for multiple spacecraft.
• Work under the mentorship of flight dynamics and operations engineers.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed