Summer 2027 Engineering Internship, Software/GNC

Mach
United States
Workplace: OnsiteInternshipUSD 30 - 55Function: Healthcare (Clinical, Medical, Wellness)Skills: ["Intellectual curiosity","Ownership","End-to-end problem solving","Ability to work extended hours and weekends"]

Work in an in-person, paid 12-week engineering internship during Summer 2027, building and improving software across guidance, navigation, control, flight/autonomy, embedded systems, simulation/modeling, perception and sensor fusion, and verification. You’ll contribute to testing and validation (SIL/HIL and flight testing), systems integration across computing and sensors, and engineering tools such as CI/CD, telemetry, and data pipelines to accelerate autonomy development.

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Summer 2027 Engineering Internship, Software/GNC

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Job Summary

Work in an in-person, paid 12-week engineering internship during Summer 2027, building and improving software across guidance, navigation, control, flight/autonomy, embedded systems, simulation/modeling, perception and sensor fusion, and verification. You’ll contribute to testing and validation (SIL/HIL and flight testing), systems integration across computing and sensors, and engineering tools such as CI/CD, telemetry, and data pipelines to accelerate autonomy development.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Internship
Job Function: Healthcare (Clinical, Medical, Wellness)
Seniority: Intern level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and support software for guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) including state estimation, trajectory planning, feedback control, and autonomy.
  • •Build flight/autonomy software, including real-time flight control systems, autonomy stacks, and algorithms for next-generation vehicles.
  • •Work on embedded software such as firmware, device drivers, hardware interfaces, and real-time systems on embedded platforms.
  • •Contribute to simulation/modeling, perception and sensor fusion, and testing/validation using software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, automated testing, and flight testing.
  • •Support systems integration across flight computers, embedded hardware, sensors, actuators, and autonomy platforms, as well as engineering tools and infrastructure.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 30 - 55
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRetirement SavingsPaid LeaveLearning BudgetEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Enrollment in a BS, MS, or PhD program in software engineering or a related engineering discipline.
  • •Intellectual curiosity and the drive to own problems end-to-end.
  • •Genuine interest in defense technology, national security, or autonomous systems.
  • •Ability to complete an in-person 12-week internship in one of the company offices in summer 2027.
  • •Must meet ITAR eligibility requirements (e.g., U.S. citizen/national, lawful permanent resident/green card holder, refugee/asylee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations).
Experience:Defense technologyAutonomous systems
Education:
Skills:Intellectual curiosityOwnershipEnd-to-end problem solvingAbility to work extended hours and weekends
Tech Stack:CI/CDTelemetryData pipelinesDigital twinsSimulationHardware-in-the-loopSoftware-in-the-loopFlight testing

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Mach
Designs and manufactures unmanned systems, tactical engines, and decentralized defense manufacturing infrastructure (Forge) to scale production of autonomous aerial systems and related propulsion for U.S. defense customers and partners.
Industry: Defense Manufacturing
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Valuation: USD 250M to 500M
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Huntington Beach, United States
Founded: 2023
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