Environmental Test Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) (Aerospace)

Location: Full-time, on-site in San Jose, California

Pay range: $40/hour for Bachelor's students, $45/hour for Master's students, and $50/hour for PhD students.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space systems provider that designs, builds, and operates low Earth orbit satellite constellations for mission-critical data, including climate monitoring and national security applications.

What you will do

• Support planning, preparation, setup, execution, and analysis of spacecraft and subsystem environmental tests.
• Assist with thermal vacuum, vibration, acoustic, qualification, and acceptance testing.
• Prepare spacecraft hardware, fixtures, ground support equipment, instrumentation, and test configurations.
• Execute functional checkouts and test procedures under engineering supervision while monitoring hardware performance.
• Collect and analyze test data, identify anomalies, and support troubleshooting and root-cause investigations.
• Improve test procedures, laboratory workflows, automation, data acquisition, documentation, and reporting.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong engineering fundamentals in mechanics, thermal systems, dynamics, instrumentation, or electrical systems.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB/Simulink, Julia, C++, or another programming or scripting language for data analysis or test automation.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability and willingness to work hands-on with engineering hardware and test equipment.
• Must work full-time on-site in San Jose, California. Access to export-controlled information requires U.S. person status, eligibility without export authorization, or eligibility and reasonable likelihood of obtaining the required export authorization.

Nice to have

• Previous internship, co-op, research, or laboratory experience involving hardware testing.
• Experience with thermal vacuum, vibration, acoustic, shock, data acquisition systems, instrumentation, sensors, or test equipment.
• Experience developing test procedures, plans, reports, or automation using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar tools.
• Experience with spacecraft systems, CubeSats, rocketry, Formula SAE, Solar Car, hardware integration, troubleshooting, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on mentorship from experienced environmental test engineers, technicians, and aerospace professionals.
• Direct collaboration in a small, fast-growing startup environment.
• Internship runs between May and September depending on university schedules.
• Full-time employees receive equity compensation, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, disability and life insurance.
• Benefits include three weeks of paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave.