CareerPlan

2027 Space Systems Architect Graduate Intern

Chantilly, VA, USInternship2026-10-08 → 2026-11-11
On-siteCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Perform architecture-level assessment, modeling, analysis, and conceptual design for space systems (satellite, launch, ground, cyber) to support defense, civil, and commercial customers.

Role type

Graduate Intern, Space Systems Architect

Builds

Conceptual designs, architecture models, and trade studies for space systems

Domain

Aerospace / Defense / Space Systems Engineering

Required skills

System architecting methods, Model-based systems engineering (MBSE), Digital engineering (DE), Systems Modeling Language (SysML), Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF), MATLAB, Python, Java, VB

Preferred skills

Enterprise systems engineering (ESE), MagicDraw, Cameo Systems Modeler, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Spacecraft systems engineering, Mission engineering

Technologies

SysML, DoDAF, MBSE, DE, MagicDraw, Cameo, Sparx, IBM Rational Rhapsody, Vitech GENESYS

Responsibilities

Conduct architecture-level trades and conceptual design activities; Develop innovative methods for MBSE and digital engineering; Evaluate architectural concepts for cost, schedule, performance, and risk; Collaborate on cross-disciplinary teams to address complex problems; Elicit requirements and communicate results in briefings and technical reports

Seniority

Graduate Intern