Mission Architecture Intern (Summer 2027)
About the role
Summer internships will range between the months of May and September depending on university schedules. Internship is full-time and on-site in Woodbridge, VA.
The Mission Architecture team designs and validates constellation architectures that meet customer needs, and carries them through proposal to contract award using Muon's technical roadmap and building blocks. The team’s primary responsibilities include constellation modeling, trade studies, authoring technical responses, and shaping internal and external requirements. Come work with the team and help design the future constellations!
Muon is a small and fast growing startup which offers interns the experience to get direct mentorship and have real impact on our programs. As an intern, you'll collaborate with a dynamic team in a startup environment and have the chance to learn from some of the most accomplished and experienced aerospace professionals in the industry. We're committed to offering an experience where your decisions and contributions play a pivotal role in driving Muon's success.
Responsibilities
Take ownership of or contribute to the constellation solutions or simulation tool development.
Conduct analysis and writing technical reports to support both roadmap development and responses to customers RFI’s and RFP’s
Leverage software tools and/or writing code to explore engineering trade studies and answer system design questions.
Qualifications
Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills
Dedication to drawing conclusions based on the most important factors and data available
Software skills in one or more of Python, Julia, Matlab, C, C++
Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
Willingness to travel to Muon and customer facilities to support in-person meetings and presentations (<20%)
Nice-to-have Skills
Previous internship or co-op experience
Previous experience on technical project teams (i.e. Rocket club, formula SAE, solar car, etc.)
Experience with proposal writing or working with customers
Experience supporting science teams to develop missions
Spacecraft and/or constellation design, build or operations experience
Pay range
Bachelor's $40/hour
Master's $45/hour
PhD $50/hour