Hourly Rate: $22-26/hr.
York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next-generation space mission operations worldwide. Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in end-to-end customer solutions and the rapid production of spacecraft platforms. York’s complete Space Segment Solution includes spacecraft production, payload integration, system integration & test, launch services, ground segment services, and mission operations, enabling customers to leverage York’s existing technology solutions to get to orbit rapidly and responsively.
The ideal York Engineering intern is a highly motivated, proactive individual who enjoys learning and is excited about working on space hardware and real missions. Each York Space Systems intern has the opportunity to work on York missions, while participating in a tailored engineering training program. Each intern is provided with a dedicated Senior Engineer as a mentor and is assigned a scope bound project that is challenging yet achievable during the duration of the program. York encourages you to indicate the engineering discipline(s) you're interested in with your application, this is your opportunity to experience what it would be like to work at York and discover your passion. Successful candidates will be high energy, adaptable, eager to learn, and passionate about space!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Interface with multiple engineering disciplines and project stakeholders
- Contribute to design reviews, process improvement and tool development
- Execute a time bound, well defined project which is of high value to York
- Create and improve python tools for automated orbit analysis
- Document current and created processes
- Analyze the effectiveness of implemented techniques and present findings to the team.
- Engage in constructive dialogues with peers, mentors, and stakeholders.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Enrollment (or recently graduated from) in a 4-year degree program at an accredited university studying engineering
- Must have completed at least Freshman year of the degree program
- Ability to commit to a 40-hour work-week for the duration of the Internship (12 week program)
- Strong communicator, great team player and overall hard worker
- Self-starter and self-motivated with a hunger to learn
- An interest in full time employment at York Space Systems
- Demonstrated interest in spacecraft and space systems
- Experience with development tools using Python
- Willing and able to work in our Greenwood Village, CO office (this is not a remote internship)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Familiarity with orbital mechanics
- Strong leadership qualities and excellent communication skills
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by clicking the “Apply for this position” link below. York Space Systems will be accepting applications on a rolling basis until the position is closed.
York Space Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, military or protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Must have permanent authorization to work in US. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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What We Do
York provides complete solutions for mission design, spacecraft, launch, ground, and operations. York offers complete mission solutions for both government and Fortune 500 companies from cyber-secure globally connected communications, to earth observation, and dedicated analytics platform streams. Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in both end-to-end customer solutions and the manufacturing of spacecraft platforms.
Why Work With Us
We continually question the status quo by transforming the industry to be one of constant production, deployment, and execution. We do nothing for the sole purpose of doing it because that is what has always been done, we are creating a new paradigm for the growth and financial success of the space sector and setting what the future will look like
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We are a traditional On-Site work environment. We encourage collaboration and value team work and bouncing ideas off one another.
