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2027 Aerospace Software Engineer Undergraduate Intern

El Segundo, CA💼 Internship💰 $25–$25🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-26

Core

Undergraduate intern conducting tests, analyses, and model development for flight software embedded in launch vehicles, spacecraft, and CubeSats.

Role type

Undergraduate intern, aerospace software engineer

Builds

High-fidelity closed-loop hardware and software testbeds; real-time embedded software for CubeSats and drones

Domain

Aerospace, space systems, embedded software, simulation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Programming in Java, C, C++, or Python; software testing and analysis; modeling and simulation; embedded systems knowledge

Preferred skills

Control systems and algorithm design; launch vehicle or spacecraft design experience; software development processes and tools; machine learning and AI; Model Based Systems Engineering; real-time embedded software testing

Technologies

Java, C, C++, Python, compilers, IDEs

Responsibilities

Conduct tests and perform analyses of software systems embedded within launch vehicles, spacecraft, and CubeSats; Develop models of space system components for use in software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and emulator-based simulators; Participate in the development and maintenance of simulations to support software validation and mission assurance; Develop tools and techniques for enhancing analysis and simulation capabilities

Seniority

Undergraduate Intern

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