SpaceX internships and graduate programmes

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ProgrammeThis seasonRoles
Summer internshipsOpened 3 Aug27
Off-cycle internshipsOpened 3 Aug25
Graduate jobsOpen since Mar 202676
Year-round entry-level rolesHired all year, not in a season · Hawthorne and Redmond589

Internship and graduate hiring at SpaceX

Is SpaceX hiring interns now?

SpaceX lists 27 roles for summer internships and 25 roles for off-cycle internships right now. Seven of its Spring and Summer 2027 internship and co-op postings on its Greenhouse job board, read on 13 November 2026, state no application deadline.

2 sources · checked 13 Nov 2026
  1. Jorb AI's record, checked 13 Nov 2026
  2. SpaceX's postings on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026

When do SpaceX's internships open?

SpaceX's summer internships for Summer 2027 opened on 3 August 2026 and its off-cycle internships on 3 August 2026, the days our record first saw them. Five of its Summer 2027 internship postings ask for at least 12 consecutive weeks, full time and onsite, beginning in May or June 2027; its Spring 2027 Engineering and Graduate Engineer postings, beginning in January or March 2027.

4 sources · checked 13 Nov 2026
  1. Jorb AI's record, checked 13 Nov 2026
  2. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  3. SpaceX's Spring 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  4. SpaceX's Spring 2027 Graduate Engineer Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026

What internships, co-ops and new grad jobs does SpaceX offer?

SpaceX posts internships and co-ops in engineering, software engineering, silicon engineering and business operations, a Graduate Engineer Internship/Co-op for students entering a graduate programme, and New Graduate Engineer roles. Our record follows 76 roles in graduate programmes at SpaceX, listed since at least 16 March 2026, and 589 roles at entry level hired all year.

2 sources · checked 13 Nov 2026
  1. SpaceX's posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  2. Jorb AI's record, checked 13 Nov 2026

What are the requirements for a SpaceX internship?

SpaceX's Summer 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op asks that applicants be enrolled in a bachelor's degree in an engineering, physics or math discipline by the start of employment, with 3+ months of applied engineering experience. It lists a GPA of 3.5 or higher as preferred, as do its Summer 2027 Software Engineering, Silicon Engineering, Business Operations and Graduate Engineer postings. The Graduate Engineer Internship/Co-op asks for a bachelor's degree in engineering, physics or math, enrolment in a graduate program and 6+ months of applied engineering experience.

5 sources · checked 13 Nov 2026
  1. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  2. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Software Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  3. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Silicon Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  4. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Business Operations Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  5. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Graduate Engineer Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026

How much do SpaceX interns get paid?

SpaceX's Summer 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op lists pay of $28.00 an hour for freshmen and sophomores and $30.00 an hour for juniors and seniors. Its Summer 2027 Software Engineering and Silicon Engineering internships list $30.00 to $40.00 an hour by academic level, Business Operations $24.50 to $26.00 an hour, and the Graduate Engineer Internship/Co-op $83,200 to $100,100 a year.

5 sources · checked 13 Nov 2026
  1. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  2. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Software Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  3. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Silicon Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  4. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Business Operations Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  5. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Graduate Engineer Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026

Where does SpaceX hire interns?

SpaceX's Summer 2027 internship postings name its sites in California, Texas, Washington state, Florida and Connecticut, and Washington DC. Its Graduate Engineer Internship/Co-op, listed as "Flexible - Any SpaceX Site", names Hawthorne, Irvine, Long Beach, Palo Alto and Vandenberg in California; Bastrop, Brownsville and McGregor in Texas; Redmond and Woodinville in Washington; Bloomfield in Connecticut; and Cape Canaveral in Florida. Its Business Operations internships also name Washington DC; its Silicon Engineering internships, Irvine, Palo Alto and Redmond.

3 sources · checked 13 Nov 2026
  1. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Graduate Engineer Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  2. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Business Operations Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  3. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Silicon Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026

How SpaceX hires

Stages
SpaceX's Summer 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op takes applications through one online form on its Greenhouse job board, asking for a resume, an optional cover letter, education details with GPA, and a summary of the applicant's top two exceptional academic or professional accomplishments. The posting describes no interview stages.
1 source · checked 13 Nov 2026
  1. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
Rolling or fixed
Seven of SpaceX's Spring and Summer 2027 internship and co-op postings (Engineering, Software Engineering, Silicon Engineering, Business Operations and Graduate Engineer for summer; Engineering and Graduate Engineer for spring) state no application deadline.
1 source · checked 13 Nov 2026
  1. SpaceX's postings on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
Where
Seven of SpaceX's Spring and Summer 2027 internship and co-op postings ask for full-time, onsite work for at least 12 consecutive weeks. Its Summer 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op asks interns to provide their own transportation for positions at Brownsville, Cape Canaveral, McGregor and Vandenberg.
2 sources · checked 13 Nov 2026
  1. SpaceX's postings on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026
  2. SpaceX's Summer 2027 Engineering Internship/Co-op posting on its Greenhouse job board, checked 13 Nov 2026

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Applying to SpaceX

SpaceX has 128 internship and graduate roles open across 8 cities, each on the firm's own careers portal. Jorb AI's application agent handles the parallel workload in one place, tailoring a CV and cover letter for each role and tracking each application alongside the rest.

Jorb AI tracks every student and graduate programme at SpaceX, with when each opened this season and last. Postings come from each firm's own careers site; this page refreshes hourly. Every written fact names its source and the day it was checked. Last verified 2026-11-13 (2d ago).

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