About the role#
Cowboy Space Corporation designs, builds, and tests its own launch vehicles in-house. This internship places you on one of four specialized engineering teams: Powerpack, Mechanisms, Fluids, or TCA & Thrusters. You will own a scoped project from initial definition through to final results, working directly with hardware in a hands-on environment.
What you'll do#
- Own a component, analysis, or test task end to end.
- Produce CAD models and engineering drawings following ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards.
- Perform hand calculations and FEA, then validate your predictions against test data.
- Collaborate with machinists and technicians on the shop floor.
- Support engine tests by writing instrumentation requests, staffing test-day shifts, and reducing data.
- Troubleshoot hardware and participate in root cause discussions.
- Present your work and findings to the team at the end of the term.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate STEM program, such as Mechanical, Aerospace, or Chemical Engineering, or Physics.
- Strong fundamentals in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, structural mechanics, kinematics, or heat transfer.
- Proficiency with CAD software like NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, or Fusion 360.
- Comfort working hands-on in a lab or shop environment with test equipment.
- A self-directed working style and comfort with ambiguity.
- U.S. citizenship or status as a U.S. permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
- Experience seeing a mechanical design through to physical hardware, such as prototyping, machining, brazing, or welding.
- Working knowledge of FEA tools like ANSYS, Nastran, or Abaqus.
- Relevant coursework based on your track of interest, such as turbomachinery, actuators, fluid system sizing, or combustion.
Location & details#
- Location: Kent, Washington
- Term: Summer 2027
- Modality: On-site, full-time
- Compensation: Paid at $2,000 weekly
- Perks: Daily lunch and a stocked kitchen
About Cowboy Space Corporation
Cowboy Space Corporation develops space-based power grids for artificial intelligence. The company builds a constellation of satellites called Stampede to provide on-orbit GPU data centers and optical data transmission. Its architecture integrates rockets and satellites into unified vehicles to increase compute capacity in Low Earth Orbit. Founded in 2024, the business is based in San Carlos, California. It currently employs 97 people.
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