Summer 2027 Internship – Test Engineering (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Golden, Colorado, United States. Full-time, 10–12 week Summer 2027 internship; relocation and housing support are available for interns traveling from outside the local area.

Hourly compensation: $30.00/hour

Company

hirify.global provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.

What you will do

• Design and build hardware systems for satellite ground-support and test operations, including remote battery-voltage monitoring.
• Develop GUIs and software tools supporting solar-array deployment testing, test operations, and engineering workflows.
• Integrate hardware, software, telemetry, and test equipment into usable engineering tools.
• Develop solutions from defined engineering requirements and present designs through Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews.
• Document, test, and deliver completed hardware and software products for continued team use.
• Gain exposure to satellite testing on the production floor, environmental testing, and spacecraft operations.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering Physics, or a related technical field.
• Undergraduate students must be rising juniors or rising seniors.
• Programming experience with Python or a similar language.
• Foundational understanding of electrical concepts, including voltage, current, and circuits.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Curiosity and interest in working across both hardware and software.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience through internships, research, engineering clubs, or student projects.
• Exposure to electrical hardware, RF systems, or test equipment.
• Experience building GUIs, software tools, or other applications.
• Previous aerospace, satellite, or space-industry exposure.

Culture & Benefits

• Own real hardware and software projects supporting satellite test operations.
• Work through an engineering development lifecycle from requirements through design reviews and final delivery.
• Receive ongoing mentorship and feedback from a mentor and manager.
• Gain hands-on exposure to satellite hardware, test systems, and engineering workflows, with opportunities to learn from teams across Loft.
• Receive housing/relocation support when traveling from outside the local area, plus daily catered lunches and snacks in the office.

Hiring process

• Present internship work and key learnings at the end of the internship.
• Loft may use artificial intelligence tools to support application review and assessment, while final hiring decisions are made by humans.