About the role#
SpaceX seeks students for silicon hardware engineering roles during the Winter 2027 term. You will work alongside a mentor and cross-disciplinary teams, including systems, firmware, architecture, design, validation, and product engineering. This position involves working on custom in-house silicon and hardware deployed on-orbit. You will also have the opportunity to participate in social and professional networking events.
What you'll do#
- Apply your academic knowledge to silicon hardware engineering, chip design, and development.
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams on custom in-house hardware.
- Work closely with your mentor to grow your technical skills.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in a bachelor’s degree or graduate program in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum of 3 months of experience in software development, hardware engineering, or chip design and development.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
- Ability to work full time and onsite for at least 12 consecutive weeks starting in January or March 2027.
- A GPA of 3.5 or above is preferred.
- 6+ months of internship or project work in computer architecture, VLSI design, logic design, or circuit design is preferred.
- Understanding of formal methods or verification is preferred.
- Experience with C/C++, Verilog, VHDL, Python, Perl, or Spice is beneficial.
- Experience with Timing, Synthesis, Ansys, or COMSOL is preferred.
Location & details#
- Locations: Irvine, CA; Palo Alto, CA; and Redmond, WA.
- Term: Winter 2027.
- Modality: On-site, full-time.
- This is a paid internship.
About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft. The company operates in the aviation and aerospace component manufacturing industry. It was founded in 2002 and maintains its headquarters in Hawthorne, California. The organization employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people.
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