Intern, Software Engineer
About The Position
Aireon deployed the world’s first global space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time aircraft monitoring capabilities around the world, including over the poles, over the oceans and in remote areas. Aireon data enables safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly aviation travel, resulting in significant CO2 emission reductions. More than 20 Air Navigation Service Providers representing more than 40 countries – including NAV CANADA, NATS (UK), Air Traffic and Navigation Services (South Africa), Airports Authority of India (AAI), and ASECNA (Africa) -- rely on Aireon data to navigate aircraft in their airspaces. We are committed to offering an employment experience and benefits package that enables you and your family to grow with us and to share in our success. The Aireon Internship Program is an opportunity for students to be a part of the Aireon teams that are making groundbreaking advancements in global air traffic surveillance. As an intern, you’ll begin making an impact on real projects from day one! Come prepared to grow, develop, and learn alongside a team and the leaders of our company. The Aireon Internship program is an 11-week program that runs from May 18, 2026 to July 31, 2026. During the program, interns will have the opportunity to provide valuable support to an Aireon department on a project or important work assignment. Interns will also be provided an opportunity to engage with senior leadership and fellow interns through regular engagement activities. The Software Engineering Intern will support the Product Engineering Team in developing and refining tools to optimize internal procedures for our "Product Machine" process. The intern will learn the software development process, including Azure DevOps, the workflow from high-level requirements through testing and deployment, and the development of supporting documentation. The intern may also engage and learn in several other areas that support product development, including data analysis, prototype and mockup development, customer interactions, managing and validating all of our CI/CD Pipelines for code quality. You are curious and eager to learn. A strong desire to explore and understand technologies is crucial. You take a proactive approach. You are unafraid to engage with others and ask questions. You are resilient. You have a positive attitude toward attacking challenging problems. Software engineers with different seniority and backgrounds, and they are willing to give you a hand when needed. You will work with an extended team, including the project/program manager, scrum master, architects, and operations stakeholders, in an agile scrum environment.
Requirements
- Must be a minimum of 18 years of age
- Must be currently enrolled in a bachelor's or graduate degree program at an accredited academic institution
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
- Some experience with Python programming and some example/sample projects
Nice To Haves
- Software engineering technical background
- API modeling and architecture knowledge
- Microsoft Office products, including Teams
- Python, HTML, APIs, SQL, Javascript, Oracle APEX
Responsibilities
- Verify all Repos and Pipelines are using the SonarQube Code Quality scanner and organize the Project and Portfolios in SonarQube
- Create and review work items for developers, refining them so they are ready for development
- Participate in daily scrum meetings
- Update controlled documents and submit new versions for approval
- Help manage development backlogs
- Perform data analysis
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
