Manufacturing Engineering Internship - Summer 2027 (Aerospace)

Location: Full-time, on-site internship in Los Angeles, California; company headquarters and production facility in El Segundo, California.

Hourly rate: $33.00. Eligible interns may receive up to $4,000 in relocation support and up to $850 in commuter credit.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Contribute to factory design and production scaling initiatives.
• Create new production processes and improve existing workflows.
• Optimize spacecraft and reentry hardware designs for manufacturability.
• Perform hands-on production tasks and support production operations.
• Bridge design and production while solving real-time manufacturing challenges.

Requirements

• Must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program.
• Hands-on experience from project teams or internships.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes, including 5S and production floor planning.
• Modeling and assembly CAD experience.
• Strong engineering fundamentals, communication skills, and ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Must be a U.S. person authorized to work in the United States and permitted to access export-controlled technology without an export license.

Nice to have

• Enrollment in an engineering or physics bachelor's program, particularly manufacturing, mechanical, aerospace, or a related field.
• Coursework in statics, dynamics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, or heat transfer.
• Experience with NX or other CAD tools, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or SQL.
• Experience owning and delivering a technically complex project, such as FSAE, senior design, or a rocket team project.

Culture & Benefits

• Summer internships run from approximately May through August, depending on the university schedule.
• Paid observed holidays and company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible interns and dependents.
• Wellness reimbursement, One Medical memberships, cell phone reimbursement, and eligible relocation and commuting support.
• Lunch is provided daily, with dinner provided twice weekly.
• Company and team events, mission-success celebrations, and complimentary EV charging.