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Space Systems Engineering - Launch Systems Integration Intern, Summer 2027

BAE Systems

Westminster, COInternship / Temporary$26.5–35.75/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$26.5–35.75/hr
Location
Westminster, CO
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship / Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Launch Systems Integration Intern participates in BAE Systems’ LEAP Internship & Co-op Program and supports satellite launch preparation, commissioning, and mission integration. Interns contribute to technical assignments such as launch-segment requirements, analyses, documentation, and readiness activities, working with internal engineering teams and external launch partners. Assignments are based on interests, skills, and program needs. The position is on-site five days per week.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Effective CommunicationTeamworkLearningProactivenessSystems Thinking

Qualifications

Sophomore or Junior Year CompletedEnrolled in Degree ProgramAccredited Institution

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance

Full job description

Job Description

In this position, you will participate in BAE Systems' nationwide LEAP Internship & Co-op Program, where you will Learn, Engage, Apply, and Progress within the company. The LEAP Program will provide you with the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals on impactful projects, engage in career development opportunities, and network with our business leaders and the other students in the program.

At BAE Systems, Systems Engineers work to ensure the technical success of the entire system throughout the entire product lifecycle from the conception of tomorrow s cutting-edge technologies to proposal writing, detailed design, assembly and test, and finally launch and operations. Our SO&S teams prepare for launch, initialization, and early operations of satellites. We are a key part of the launch and commissioning team, and we support on orbit test, factory reach-back, operations, and maintenance of satellites through their mission life.

The LSI team is seeking motivated college undergraduates and graduate students who can contribute to various technical assignments and communicate effectively with technical experts, government customers, and commercial launch partners. Past interns have supported systemlevel interface definition, helped prepare launch segment documentation, contributed to mission integration analyses, and participated in launch campaign readiness activities.

The Engineering, Science and Analysis (ESA) Strategic Capabilities Unit comprises the technical talent and organizational leadership that enables the successful delivery of high-impact discriminating technologies for our customers missions. Our collaborative, cross-functional teams are committed to innovation, integrity, continual learning and excellent execution.

What You ll Do:

Our department includes a variety of roles, each of which is responsible for different tasks. Interns will be assigned to specific roles based on a combination of their interests, skills, and program needs. Previous technical intern tasks include:

  • Support development, definition, and management of launch segment requirements, including flow down, verification planning, and interface control.

  • Assist in developing technical products required for launch segment operations, including requirements documents, specifications, analyses, and interface definitions.

  • Support new business proposal activities by contributing to launch segment concept development and identifying integration needs.

  • Participate in the development and refinement of launch segment processes and mission integration workflows.

  • Interface internally with space vehicle, AI&T, systems engineering, and mission assurance teams to ensure seamless launch campaign execution.

  • Coordinate externally with launch providers, ranges, integration partners, and other stakeholders to support mission execution.

  • Support development and configuration management of launch related materials.

  • Assist in preparing and reviewing technical writing deliverables including procedures, ICDs, test plans, and analysis reports.

  • Prepare and give presentations to peers, management, and customers.

  • Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.

  • Perform other duties as necessary.

On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.

Working Conditions:

  • Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote research environment.

  • May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is required.

  • May access other facilities in various weather conditions.

Hourly Rate: $26.50 - $35.75

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Must have completed your sophomore or junior year and be enrolled in a degree program for the fall of 2026. We will also accept students enrolled in a graduate degree program.

  • Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.

  • Effective communication and teamwork.

  • A high interest in learning.

  • Proactiveness when approaching problems or unknown areas.

  • A desire to understand how changes in one area impact everything else on the project.

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Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $49592 - $68993

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Temporary employees generally are not eligible for BAE Systems benefits, but can elect to participate in the 401(k) savings plan. Temporary employees working 20 hours per week are eligible for medical benefits, the employee assistance program, and business travel accident insurance.

Space Systems Engineering - Launch Systems Integration Intern, Summer 2027

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,872 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$26.5–35.75/hr
  • Colorado median$27–36/hr27 hourly ranges
  • US median$28–41/hr142 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $31.13/hr, is close to the Colorado median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Systems Engineering hourly ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 254 open Systems Engineering jobs in Colorado and 2,872 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
Experience
Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (2,231 postings).
Education
967 of the 2,872 open Systems Engineering jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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