Flight/Embedded Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
Impulse Space8 days ago
Redondo Beach, CA, USAIntern
Responsibilities
- Implement and improve low-level processor functions, peripheral controls, and communication interfaces.
- Implement closed-loop control functions for physical processes.
- Write development-test code for avionics, fluids, and propulsion devices.
- Write reviewed and tested code for manufacturing and flight.
- Collaborate with avionics hardware, propulsion, GNC, and other engineering teams.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience developing embedded microcontroller code for an extracurricular project, ideally in C, C++, Rust, or assembly.
- Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale, and resolve concerns.
- Preferred experience controlling physical devices such as motors, batteries, power supplies, DAQs, CNCs, 3D printers, RC cars, or radios.
- Preferred experience collaborating with hardware and software engineers.
- Preferred experience in a vehicle development environment such as cars, planes, rockets, satellites, drones, or boats.
- Preferred experience with version control, test cases, and software best practices.
- Must be willing and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach, California, for the internship duration.
- May be required to work overtime.
Benefits
- 12-week internship running from May/June through August/September 2027.
- On-site work in Redondo Beach, California, for the duration of the internship.
- Interns are eligible for overtime pay.
- Full-time hires may be eligible for stock options, medical, vision, and dental coverage, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
About Impulse Space
Impulse Space designs and builds in-space mobility spacecraft—orbital transfer and hosting vehicles—for satellite operators and space agencies. It sells mission services that deliver customer payloads to target orbits and provide on-orbit hosting, using in-house propulsion and ground operations. Founded in 2021 by Tom Mueller and headquartered in Redondo Beach, California, the privately held company targets LEO, GEO, and cislunar destinations.