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Built for the nation’s most critical missions.\nRocketdyne has powered American launch and national security missions for generations. Today we build the propulsion, power, and communications that get this country’s most important systems where they need to go - and keep them there. If it flies, we power it. If it protects the nation, we deliver it. Real hardware. Real stakes. Start your career with the team that the nation depends on.\nThe Role\nAs a Systems Engineer Intern in the Space Electronics Technical Lead Engineering (TLE) group, you will help solve some of our customers’ toughest technical challenges across launch-vehicle and space-based programs. 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