Mission Architecture Intern (Summer 2027)

Muon Space

• $83K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills
  • Strong analytical skills for data-driven conclusions
  • Proficient in programming languages such as Python, Julia, Matlab, C, or C++
  • Interest in tackling new challenges in a fast-paced environment
  • Willingness to travel for in-person meetings and presentations

Responsibilities

  • Own or contribute to constellation solutions or simulation tool development
  • Compile and analyze data to write technical reports supporting roadmap and customer responses
  • Utilize software tools and code to conduct engineering trade studies and address system design questions

Benefits

  • Gain hands-on experience in constellation architecture and modeling
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in the aerospace field
  • Collaborate with a skilled team dedicated to innovative missions
  • Exposure to customer interactions and proposal processes
  • Possibility of networking for future job opportunities in the space sector
Full Job Description
About the role

Summer internships will range between the months of May and September depending on university schedules. Internship is full-time and on-site in Woodbridge, VA.

The Mission Architecture team designs and validates constellation architectures that meet customer needs, and carries them through proposal to contract award using Muon's technical roadmap and building blocks. The team's primary responsibilities include constellation modeling, trade studies, authoring technical responses, and shaping internal and external requirements. Come work with the team and help design the future constellations!

Responsibilities
  • Take ownership of or contribute to the constellation solutions or simulation tool development.
  • Conduct analysis and writing technical reports to support both roadmap development and responses to customers RFI's and RFP's
  • Leverage software tools and/or writing code to explore engineering trade studies and answer system design questions.
Qualifications
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills
  • Dedication to drawing conclusions based on the most important factors and data available
  • Software skills in one or more of Python, Julia, Matlab, C, C++
  • Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
  • Willingness to travel to Muon and customer facilities to support in-person meetings and presentations (
Nice-to-have Skills
  • Previous internship or co-op experience
  • Previous experience on technical project teams (i.e. Rocket club, formula SAE, solar car, etc.)
  • Experience with proposal writing or working with customers
  • Experience supporting science teams to develop missions
  • Spacecraft and/or constellation design, build or operations experience

Pay range

Bachelor's $40/hour

Master's $45/hour

PhD $50/hour

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