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Intern/Associate Engineer - All Roles

Starpath · Hawthorne, CA · On-site

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About Starpath

Starpath Robotics is a space research and technology company focused on designing and manufacturing robotic propellant production factories for the Moon and Mars, reducing the cost of deep space transport. Backed by Space Capital.

About the role

Own a scoped project as a contributing member of a discipline team — design, analysis, test, manufacturing, or process development Ramp on Starpath's engineering process, tools, and technical stack under the mentorship of senior engineers

What they're looking for

  • For Associates : Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, chemistry, materials science, physics, computer science, or a related discipline, 0-2 years of full-time experience (internships and academic research applicable)
  • Collegiate project team or laboratory experience (e.g., Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Aero Design, Rocketry / IREC / Spaceport America Cup, Solar Car, Robotics (FRC/VEX), CubeSat/small satellite teams, or comparable)
  • CAD skills (any platform) and ability to make high quality engineering drawings, or equivalent discipline-specific hands-on tool proficiency
  • Demonstrated hands-on fabrication, laboratory, or build skills
  • High competence with, and fluid use of, engineering first principles in your discipline
  • U.S. Person status is required, as this position needs to access export-controlled data
More about this role

Travel: Occasional

Application Type: Rolling / Ongoing

The Mission

Starpath develops and manufactures the technologies that will enable humans to live on the Moon and Mars. Today, we are building robotic systems that locally produce the essential commodities a lunar civilization will require at extreme scale: water, power, and oxygen. Our ultimate goal is to build and operate a self-sustaining city on Mars.

Intern & Associate Engineers

We hire early-career engineers on a rolling basis throughout the year — both Interns (currently enrolled students) and Associates (recent graduates or Master's students). Applications are reviewed continuously; strong candidates are moved to screens as opportunities open across our teams. Whether you're joining us for a summer, a semester, or the start of your career, you'll work on real hardware alongside senior engineers, with real ownership from day one.

We hire across all of Starpath's programs — space solar, lunar surface infrastructure, and manufacturing operations — and across mechanical, chemistry, materials, electrical, software, manufacturing, and test disciplines. When you apply, tell us which program and discipline best match your...

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