As a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Intern your core responsibility will be to support GNC analysis, test, and flight operations of spacecraft that are flying and to be built. You will work with software engineers, propulsion engineers, and others. You will have the opportunity to contribute to various aspects of spacecraft development, including mission analysis, testing of new flight-hardware, automation of analysis and test, and writing simulation and flight code.

The internship will run from May to August of 2026.

Implement and improve simulation models
Characterize on-orbit performance of GNC functions
Test GNC functionality on real hardware, supporting Mira and Helios development and delivery
Write robust, reviewed, and tested code for flight

Currently enrolled in a master’s program in Aerospace Engineering, Math, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Experience with quality Matlab, Python, and/or C++ programming
Experience in any of the following:
- Simulation
- Closed-loop control design
- Estimation theory
- Orbital mechanics
Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and resolve concerns

Guidance – And Control Intern

Navigation

Impulse Space