Internship - Assembly, Integration, and Test (Spacecraft) - Spring 2026
6 days ago
About Firefly Aerospace
As an end-to-end responsive space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of 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.
Summary
Interns will support the Blue Ghost Assembly, Integration, and Test team through a variety of activities including: mechanical integration of spacecraft and test units, development of integration work instructions, development and execution of functional test procedures, assistance with environmental testing of flight hardware.
Responsibilities
- Develop mechanical integration work instructions for the assembly of Blue Ghost Lunar Lander and associated test builds
- Work with manufacturing engineers and technicians to execute mechanical integration work instructions in Blue Ghost cleanroom
- Develop functional and environmental test plans and procedures to test flight hardware after mechanical integration
- Support environmental testing of flight hardware at off-site locations
Qualifications
Required:
- Must be currently enrolled in either a BS or MS program (or a recent graduate) at an accredited four-year university or college.
- Willing to work in a hands-on, constantly evolving environment
- Detail orientated, managing multiple priorities while maintaining focus towards a common goal
Desired
Candidates should preferably have a focus in one of the following areas
- Mechanical engineering with a focus on spacecraft structural design
- Electrical engineering with experience integrating and testing electrical components
- Software engineering with experience developing test scripts in Python
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.
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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