Internship - Launch Site - Summer 2025

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

As an end-to-end 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

Firefly has year-round engineering focused internship opportunities for our launch location in Vandenberg, CA. Both current undergrads and new graduates are encouraged to apply. As a Firefly Intern, you will support the Launch Team in order to perform pad upgrades, launch support, data automation and other tasks required to keep an active launch site up and running! Specific tasks will be assigned based on applicants degree or skillset.

Ideal candidates will have knowledge in specific areas such as Mechanical Design, Electrical Engineering, Fluid Systems, Testing, Propulsion systems, or Software Development. You will have the opportunity gain design experience developing novel solutions for challenging problems. Launch Team positions requires high levels of creativity, flexibility, and collaboration. The ability to communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural group is an absolute must.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Solve launch site problems - electrical, mechanical, fluids or operational in order to meet launch vehicle and launch site needs
• Perform necessary engineering behind technical solutions including design reviews, build instructions, fabrication, testing and documentation updates
• Create, review and release procedures as required with design work to support your engineering on the launch pad. Perform appropriate on pad operations
• Interface with fellow coworkers and with the range in order to ensure all appropriate documentation, requirements and engineering are done to meet the rigorous standards of a launch site on a Space Force Base
• Use engineering principles and fundamentals to provide novel solutions for technically challenging problems in the Internship focus area (Structural Design, Test, and Electrical Engineering, Fluid Systems, Test and Launch Operations, etc.)
• Assist with Static fire and launch activities as directed by the launch director

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.
• Degree must be focused in engineering, mathematics of science
• Willing to work in a hands-on, constantly evolving environment
• Detail orientated, managing multiple priorities while maintaining focus towards a common goal
• Strong comprehension of design fundamentals Aerospace experience a plus
• Communicates effectively, verbal and written
• Able to effectively prioritize and execute tasks
• Willingness to be on pad, outside and work overtime as required during launch campaigns

Desired:

Candidates should preferably have a focus in one of the following areas

• 3D CAD and Structural Design
• Knowledge in specific areas such as fluid systems, test and data acquisition
• Electrical or Computer Engineering background
• Data analysis skills and basic familiarity with coding or scripting

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

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.