Battery Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

Impulse Space


Job Location:

Redondo Beach, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 20 days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

As a Battery Engineering Intern you will support the development of lithium-ion battery packs for use in Impulses current and next generation space vehicles. As an intern you will gain hands-on experience working with flight electromechanical devices.

This role offers exposure to multiple engineering disciplines and the full spacecraft product development life cycle from design to launch.

Responsibilities


  • Support electrical or structural finite element analysis of electromechanical hardware
  • Develop battery test hardware
  • Support qualification testing and pcb bring-up
  • Support battery assembly
  • Develop new CAD models
  • Collaborate with electrical mechanical manufacturing and test teams

Minimum Qualifications


  • Recent completion or currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Hands-on project experience (ie Formula SAE Design/Build/Fly Senior Design)
  • CAD experience (MCAD or ECAD)
  • Hands-on experience with electronics or electrical test equipment
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment

Preferred Skills and Experience


  • Experience with building battery packs or electromechanical devices
  • Experience with Siemens NX
  • Experience with ANSYS or Simcenter
  • Experience with Altium Designer


Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e. U.S. citizen U.S. national lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) an individual granted asylum in the U.S. or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State Commerce or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Required Experience:

Intern

As a Battery Engineering Intern you will support the development of lithium-ion battery packs for use in Impulses current and next generation space vehicles. As an intern you will gain hands-on experience working with flight electromechanical devices. This role offers exposure to multiple engineerin...

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