GNC Engineering Intern

Required

• Astro Mechanica is seeking an Intern to join our GNC Team for the summer of 2027 (program begins on June 7, 2027 for semester schools and June 27, 2027 for quarter schools). You are a GNC-focused student who wants to make a real contribution to the guidance and control system of a clean-sheet autonomous aircraft. You are comfortable working from first principles, want to write simulation and flight code yourself, and are excited to work closely with hardware and software teams. As a summer 2027 intern, you’ll be embedded with the team in San Francisco, working on real projects alongside full-time engineers and learning from them. You care about how systems behave in the real world, not just in simulation, and you’re motivated by building control architectures that are robust, testable, and ready for flight.
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
• Coursework, research, club, or internship experience in GNC, controls, or autonomous systems
• Solid foundation in flight dynamics, control theory, modeling, and simulation
• Experience with Rust, C++, or a comparable systems language, plus Python for analysis and tooling
• Familiarity with software development best practices such as version control, code review, testing, and CI
• Ambition to work in a fast-paced environment
• Available for a full-time, in-person internship in San Francisco during Summer 2027 (approximately 10–12 weeks)