Guidance, Navigation, and Control Associate (Summer 2027)

Location: San Francisco, United States

Salary: $1,925 per week

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates advanced satellites for high orbits and provides secure, dedicated satellite networks to commercial, government, and military customers.

What you will do

• Work with the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team.
• Design satellite software and hardware.
• Build and test systems for spaceflight applications.
• Personally develop and validate software or hardware from scratch.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an M.S. program in engineering, computer science, physics, or a related technical field, with a focus on control systems, orbital mechanics, spacecraft design, or a related area.
• Hold a four-year degree in a similar technical discipline.
• Familiarity with control theory and/or estimation methods.
• Experience with Python and/or C/C++.
• U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status is required to comply with U.S. government space technology export regulations.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with spacecraft design.
• Experience with low-thrust trajectories.

Culture & Benefits

• Twelve-week salaried associate position for new graduates of a four-year university.
• Opportunity to work on challenging satellite projects with meaningful hardware and software applications.
• Inclusive workplace welcoming diverse backgrounds and perspectives.