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Dynamics Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 30 - 30
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
19 September 2026 (4 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
17 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
As a Dynamics Engineering Intern you will support the team responsible for determining and validating loads and dynamic environments for vehicles and component subsystems. You will work closely with engineers across structures propulsion GNC and test to understand how the vehicle responds to dynamic environments throughout its lifecycle.
*This internship is 12 weeks long from May/June to August/September 2027*
*This internship is 12 weeks long from May/June to August/September 2027*
Responsibilities
- Support our Vehicle Engineering team in determining and validating loads and dynamic environments for full vehicles and component subsystems
- Support the analysis of spacecraft structural dynamics vibration shock and other dynamic environments
- Develop and maintain analytical models and tools to evaluate vehicle and component dynamic response
- Analyze and interpret test and flight data to validate models and characterize vehicle performance
- Work directly with design structures propulsion GNC and test engineers to understand and resolve vehicle-level dynamic issues
- Support the planning execution and analysis of dynamic and vibration testing of spacecraft hardware
Resolve technical issues with innovative and resourceful solutions
Minimum Qualifications
- Completion or working towards a degree in engineering or science
- Ability to take project ownership and work well in a small team
- Demonstrated proficiency in basic principles of dynamics mechanics and vibrations
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Hands-on experience working with mechanical systems
- Experience getting a hardware or analysis project through the design build test or validation phase
- Familiarity with CAD software and ability to learn new tools
- Familiarity with analysis programming such as MATLAB Excel etc.
- Experience with test instrumentation such as accelerometers strain gauges or load cells
Additional Requirements:
- Willing and able to work on-site in Redondo Beach CA for the duration of the internship
- This position may require overtime hours; interns are eligible for overtime pay.
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Required Experience:
Intern
