About the role#
As a Satellite Programs Intern, you will work with Satellite Program Managers and engineering teams to support active missions. This role sits at the intersection of engineering and business. You will help turn customer needs into executable satellite programs from early planning through launch and early orbit operations. You will support program execution while owning projects that improve how the team manages cost, schedule, risk, and technical scope.
What you'll do#
- Support the execution of a satellite program alongside a Satellite Program Manager.
- Build, refine, or maintain program schedules, including Integrated Master Schedules.
- Develop or improve tools and processes used to track program risks, actions, and dependencies.
- Support cost tracking, forecasting, and program reporting activities.
- Coordinate technical scope, priorities, and information across cross-functional teams.
- Own program management process-improvement projects across schedule, cost, risk, or technical scope.
- Analyze program data and translate findings into clear updates, recommendations, or next steps.
- Present your work and key learnings at the end of the internship.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in an engineering discipline, Industrial Engineering, Project or Program Management, or another technically focused field.
- Undergraduate students must be rising juniors or rising seniors.
- Hands-on experience through coursework, research, student teams, clubs, internships, or other project-based work.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with Excel, data, or similar tools.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to collaborate across teams and technical disciplines.
- Curiosity, initiative, and comfort navigating ambiguity.
- Experience participating in multidisciplinary student teams such as rocketry, robotics, or CubeSat organizations is preferred.
- Coursework or exposure to project management, systems engineering, scheduling, or risk management is preferred.
- Previous internship, co-op, or aerospace industry exposure is preferred.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, 10 to 12 week internship for Summer 2027.
- The role is based on-site in Golden, Colorado.
- This position is paid at $30.00 per hour.
- Housing and relocation support is available for interns traveling from outside the local area.
- Daily catered lunches and snacks are provided in the office.
About Loft Orbital
Loft Orbital builds space infrastructure to help organizations access space. The company develops standardized satellite platforms that support various missions. It uses hardware and software abstraction layers on top of commodity satellite buses. Founded in 2017, the firm maintains offices in San Francisco, Toulouse, and Golden. It employs approximately 365 people.
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