Intern/Associate Engineer - All Roles

Location: Los Angeles (Hawthorne), CA

Employment Type: Internship

Department: Engineering

Travel: Occasional

Application Type: Rolling / Ongoing

Own a scoped project as a contributing member of a discipline team — design, analysis, test, manufacturing, or process development

Ramp on Starpath's engineering process, tools, and technical stack under the mentorship of senior engineers

Contribute to design reviews, test campaigns, and manufacturing improvements

Present your work internally and, for interns, at the end of your internship

Take on progressively harder problems as you build depth

Ask hard questions and push back when something doesn't make sense

• Prior internship experience and/or leadership on a collegiate project team or research laboratory

• Depth in a specific discipline through research, senior projects, or industry work

• Experience with industry-standard tools in your discipline (e.g., NX/Teamcenter, SolidWorks, or Onshape for mechanical; FEA/CFD for analysis; wet chemistry and characterization for materials; embedded C for controls software)

• Ability to integrate across disciplines — mechanical, electrical, software, or chemistry

• Experience with machining, sheet metal, 3D printing, laser cutting, PCB assembly, or comparable fabrication skills

• Coursework or research in areas relevant to space, chemistry, materials, robotics, or manufacturing

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, you must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Starpath is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.