# Intern/Associate Engineer - All Roles - Company: [Starpath Space]() - Location: Hawthorne, CA - Team: Operations - Employment type: Intern - Salary: $70K – $90K - Posted: August 25, 2026 ## Job description **Intern & Associate Engineers** **Position Details** Location: Los Angeles (Hawthorne), CA Employment Type: Internship Department: Engineering Travel: Occasional Application Type: Rolling / Ongoing **About Starpath** 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. **The Role** 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 background and interests. **Responsibilities** * 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 * Contribute to design reviews, test campaigns, and manufacturing improvements * Present your work internally and, for interns, at the end of your internship * Take on progressively harder problems as you build depth * Ask hard questions and push back when something doesn't make sense **Required Qualifications** * **For Interns**: Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in engineering, chemistry, materials science, physics, computer science, or a related discipline. Must be a rising junior or senior at the time of the internship and returning to school at the end of the internship to continue academic studies for at least one quarter/semester * **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 **Preferred Qualifications** * Prior internship experience and/or leadership on a collegiate project team or research laboratory * Depth in a specific discipline through research, senior projects, or industry work * Experience with industry-standard tools in your discipline (e.g., NX/Teamcenter, SolidWorks, or Onshape for mechanical; FEA/CFD for analysis; wet chemistry and characterization for materials; embedded C for controls software) * Ability to integrate across disciplines — mechanical, electrical, software, or chemistry * Experience with machining, sheet metal, 3D printing, laser cutting, PCB assembly, or comparable fabrication skills * Coursework or research in areas relevant to space, chemistry, materials, robotics, or manufacturing **Compensation & Benefits** * Location: Los Angeles (Hawthorne), CA * Competitive salary, compensation scales with candidate experience and level (Intern or Associate) * Subsidized meals in-office **EAR REQUIREMENTS:** * To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. **Equal Opportunity** Starpath is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. ## Apply [Apply on Starpath Space]() Canonical job page: