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Capella Space · 1 month ago

Flight Software Engineering Intern

San Francisco, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$39/hr - $39/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Capella, an IonQ company, builds trusted space systems that deliver secure, rapid, and actionable Earth intelligence. As an intern on the Flight Software team, you will assist in writing the software that runs the satellite fleet, collaborating with engineers to develop and maintain flight software for satellite systems.

AerospaceGeospatialImage RecognitionInformation Services

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain flight software for satellite systems

Collaborate with EE, FPGA, and ground software engineers

Write and maintain unit and integration tests

Troubleshoot and resolve software issues

Qualification

Embedded software developmentC/C++ programmingPython programmingEmbedded LinuxCommunication skillsTeam collaboration skills

Required

Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or a related field and available to work full time for 10 weeks outside of the university academic term

In their penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship

Experience developing embedded software, both hardware and software for low-level drivers

Familiarity with embedded Linux, Linux kernel modules, and standard Linux tools

Strong knowledge of programming compiled (C, C++) and scripted (Python, shell script, etc.) languages

Good communication skills and strong team collaboration skills

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Capella Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable