Firefly Aerospace-posted 8 days ago
Intern
Onsite • Cedar Park, TX

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space. Firefly has year-round Aerospace Software Engineering internship opportunities for our Hive location in Cedar Park, Texas. Both current undergraduates and new graduates are encouraged to apply.

  • Support the design, simulation, and testing of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms for launch vehicles and spacecraft
  • Advance the state-of-the-art of Firefly simulation capabilities
  • Improve reliability and robustness of GNC verification and validation testing
  • Enhance automation tools used for mission design and post-flight processing
  • Advance the state-of-the-art of Firefly tools and software for trajectory design, maneuver planning, and orbit determination
  • Enrollment or a recent graduation in a Bachelors or Masters Degree program with a focus on Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field at an accredited four-year university or college
  • Experience developing software simulations or algorithms relevant to atmospheric or orbital flight
  • Familiarity with dynamics, orbital mechanics, control systems, and estimation
  • To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
  • Participation in a relevant extracurricular university club or laboratory
  • Experience with software development in C/C++ or Python
  • Experience with version control
  • Familiarity with Linux operating systems
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