# Summer 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op at General Astronautics

- Company: General Astronautics (YC W26)
- What the company does: Robotics for Space R&D. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://generalastro.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Internship
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-06
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/generalastro/jobs/7Yolgjv-summer-2027-engineering-internship-co-op
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/general-astronautics-summer-2027-engineering-internship-co-op/

## About the role

We are hiring exceptional students for engineering roles in Summer 2027. As an intern, you will work directly with your mentor and the founding team on projects that ship to orbit. You will write code, build hardware, and run experiments that show up on the critical path to our upcoming demo mission. If you have shown academic strength and a track record of building things outside the classroom, you are a strong candidate.

## What they're looking for

- Enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in engineering, physics, computer science, or math by the start of employment
- GPA of 3.5 or above
- 6+ months of hands-on technical work outside the classroom (research, project teams, personal builds, prior internships)
- Strong written and verbal communication, comfortable working alongside engineers, technicians, and the founding team
- Thrives in a dynamic startup environment where priorities shift fast
- Proficient in prototyping, order-of-magnitude estimations, and hand calculations

Tags: Engineering