Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GN&C) Engineering Intern, Summer 2027

BAE Systems • Westminster, CO

20h • $49,592 - $68,993 • Onsite

About The Position

The GN&C Engineering Intern will participate in BAE Systems' nationwide LEAP Internship & Co-op Program, which offers opportunities to work alongside experienced professionals on impactful projects, take part in career development, and network with business leaders and other students. At BAE Space & Mission Systems, the Space Vehicle GN&C team supports spacecraft-bus attitude determination and control subsystems (ADCS), as well as line-of-sight and mechanism controls for payloads and space vehicles. The intern will work with a team to develop and test guidance, navigation, and control systems for space programs, from preliminary design through flight.

The role is part of the Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit, whose cross-functional teams deliver technologies for customer missions and emphasize innovation, integrity, continual learning, and execution. Work is performed on-site five days each normally scheduled week. Travel and local commuting between company campuses and other locations may be required. Work may take place in an office, laboratory, production floor, cleanroom, outdoors, or a remote research environment. Occasional work in production areas may require protective equipment, and access to other facilities may involve varying weather conditions.

Requirements

• Must have completed sophomore or junior year and be enrolled in a degree program for fall 2027; students enrolled in a graduate degree program are also accepted.
• Degree must be from a university, college, or school accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the U.S. Department of Education.
• Study in aerospace engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Desire to learn and ask questions in a collaborative environment.
• Exposure to dynamics and controls courses and/or theory.
• Advanced computer application skills, such as Python, MATLAB, Simulink, and other analytical tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), Attitude Determination and Control Subsystem (ADCS), Dynamics and Control Systems, or related space vehicle systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform GN&C engineering tasks throughout the lifecycle of programs or research and development projects.
• Develop an understanding of requirements for attitude knowledge and pointing, agility, line-of-sight stability, orbit position knowledge, delta-v accuracy, and payload sun avoidance.
• Provide analyses in released documents, including attitude knowledge and pointing budgets, orbit determination and trajectory budgets, agility analysis, maneuver settling, component selection and placement, emergency mode, and dynamics and control system stability.
• Develop an understanding of GN&C component interfaces.
• Support development, testing, and evaluation of hardware, software, support equipment, and systems for GN&C.
• Support programs from new business through flight, including proposal support, concept development and trades, GN&C design, procurement, integration and test, and on-orbit technical support.
• Document the GN&C approach in Systems Engineering Reports, including detailed technical designs and applicable BAE Systems philosophy.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships across the department, Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units, and the company.
• Interact appropriately with others to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Benefits

• Temporary employees may elect to participate in the 401(k) savings plan.
• Temporary employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for medical benefits, the employee assistance program, and business travel accident insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern