# Engineering Intern

EraDrive’s vision is to revolutionize spaceflight through autonomy on-orbit and on the ground. We build software and hardware which allow spacecraft to see, decide, and act with minimal human supervision. Our software is already flying in space, and we are scaling it into a product family covering on-orbit inspection and rendezvous, space-based sensing and situational awareness, constellation and space traffic management, and deep space operations. This is not a generic internship. Interns at EraDrive work on the same technical problems as full-time engineers and are evaluated against the same bar for ownership, rigor, and execution. Many interns will be considered for full-time roles. Focus areas When applying, select one or two of the following focus areas. Your work will align closely with the corresponding full-time role(s). Guidance, Navigation & Control Hardware & Embedded Testing Software Systems AI/ML Mechanical Design What you will do Depending on focus area, you may: Design and implement autonomy, navigation, perception, or control algorithms Build simulation and testing infrastructure for mission-scale evaluation Develop C++ and Python code used in software-in-the

- **Id**: 3344754
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/eradrive-autonomy-engineer-intern>
- **Role**: Early Careers
- **Role family**: Early Careers
- **Seniority**: intern
- **Employment type**: internship
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Palo Alto, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-27T15:49:59Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-27
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T03:42:21Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 10
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2026
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Space Services, Avionics & Flight Control

## Company

- **Id**: 3784512
- **Name**: EraDrive
- **Domain**: eradrive.space
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/eradrive2025san-franciscousaactive>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 49000
- **Max usd**: 88000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 23

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 10

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-27T16:51:19Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 10
- **Expected fill days**: 32
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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