Are you an undergraduate or a post graduate looking for experience? You may just be able to intern at SpaceX. Space Exploration Technologies gathers employees from everywhere. As long as you've got the grit and intelligence for problem solving, you could be the guy or girl for the job.
SpaceX's goal is to enable mankind to live on other planets. For that to happen, they need all the great minds of the world to build, engineer, design and develop everything from the ground up. The Falcon Launch Vehicle and Dragon Spacecraft programs are some of the most ambitious engineering systems SpaceX has ever done and it is designed to support their ultimate goals of aviation-like spaceflight capability and making humanity a multi-planet species.
In Hawthorne, California, SpaceX is opening a Co-Op/Internship this Fall 2016. They are in need of talented individuals who can fill key positions in significant departments. Aside from getting practical experience, you might also end up with a job.
If you're keen on working at SpaceX, check out the following groups below and see where your expertise lies.
1. AVIONICS (ELECTRONICS) - Aerospace Eng. , Computer Eng. , Computer Science, Electrical Eng. , and Mechanical Eng. .
2. AVIONICS (SOFTWARE) - Computer Eng. , Computer Science, and Electrical Eng.
3. DYNAMICS - Aerospace Eng. , Mechanical Eng. , and other Interdisciplinary Eng. .
4. LAUNCH OPERATIONS - Aerospace Eng. , Electrical Eng. , and Mechanical Eng. .
5. MANUFACTURING/OPERATIONS -Civil Eng. , Electrical Eng. , Industrial Eng. , Manufacturing Eng. , Materials Science, Mechanical Eng. , and other Interdisciplinary Eng. .
6. PROPULSION (ENGINES) - Aerospace Eng. and Mechanical Eng. .
7. STRUCTURES/STATICS - Aerospace Eng. and Mechanical Eng. .
8. ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Computer Science
9. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS) - Environmental Eng. , Occupational and Human Health, Industrial Hygiene, or other related fields.
Remember, the most successful candidates for SpaceX's Co-Op/Internship Program have a history of significant contributions and return as full-time employees upon completing their higher education.
