Maxar

Intern, Flight Software Lab Engineering

San Jose, CA, United States

$56-62k

Internship

2 minutes ago

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Job description

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Maxar is currently seeking an engineering student to join our 2025 summer intern program in San Jose, CA. Software engineering is comprised of various roles that contribute to the development, production, and test of satellites. These roles design, implement, and deliver embedded flight software, provide spacecraft simulators, payload tools, and ground software, and validate software products. This team develops and delivers hardware testbeds to external customers for software development and systems integration testing. All roles involve significant collaboration with interdisciplinary teams from multiple subsystems.

Life with Us

Your Project:

The Software engineering intern will cover the following areas for test equipment:

Software simulation and emulation development engineering
Hardware-in-the-loop testbed development engineering

Minimum requirements for this position:

Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program with completion of 2 years or more, or currently enrolled in a master's degree program in computer, electrical, mechanical, aerospace engineering, mathematics, physics, or related discipline

These skills would be amazing:

Familiarity with Linux operating systems / distributions
Familiarity with the Python or JAVA or C++ programming language
Ability to learn quickly and multi-task in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment
Exposure to electrical design technology, processes, and methodology
Strong verbal and written communication, organization, and leadership skills
Mathematical skills, particularly numerical analysis methods and linear algebra
Debugging and trouble-shooting skills
Familiarity with software compilers and other software development tools

The base pay for this position within California is: $27.00 - $30.00 hourly

The salary range listed is based on two years or more of completed studies. This range will vary based on the number of years of experience and work location.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

The date of posting can be found on Maxar’s Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply, submit your application via Maxar’s Career page.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.