Job Description
Manufacturing Engineering Intern (Fall 2026)
Application Deadline: 31 July 2026
Department: Manufacturing
Employment Type: Internship
Location: Redondo Beach
Compensation: $30.00 / hour
As a Manufacturing Engineering Intern, you will work across all aspects of manufacturing and assembling Helios components, taking them from development test articles to high volume production, while working alongside a fast-paced, agile team.
The internship will run from August to November of 2026.
Responsibilities
- Support our Manufacturing Engineering teams: Machine Shop, Structures Engineering, and Propulsion Engineering, to develop and continuously improve manufacturing processes for space-grade components and vehicles
- Work with the design and development teams to produce highly reliable, cost
efficient hardware
- Identify optimal processes for fabricating and integrating parts by evaluating manufacturing techniques such as subtractive, forming, welding, brazing, etc.
- Create efficient and reliable assembly and inspection processes
- Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions
Minimum Qualifications
- Completion or working towards a degree in engineering or science
- Ability to take project ownership and work well in a small team
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with basic fabrication tools and processes (electric/pneumatic power tools, tube bending, machining, welding, etc.)
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Hands-on experience with product or process improvements
- Experience with Design for Manufacturability and complex assemblies
- Familiarity with CAD software and ability to learn new tools
- Demonstrated experience getting a hardware project through the design, build, test phase
Additional Requirements:
- Willing and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach, CA for the duration of the internship
- This position may require overtime hours; interns are eligible for overtime pay.
Additional Information:Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity.
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. Learn more about the ITAR
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Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of 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.
