Engineering Internship/Co-op

Springville, Utah

Care Weather mass produces satellites to 10X the global supply of weather data. That data paves the way for superintelligent weather simulations that will give prophetic disaster warnings and prescribe cures to droughts, hurricanes, and torrential rain.

Engineering Internship/Co-op

Care Weather seeks extraordinary engineering students to join in its mission to make Earth more habitable. As an intern, you will be coached by your mentor and other employees as you take ownership of the hardware and software of satellite and ground systems. If you’ve demonstrated an ability to keep up in school while satisfying a passion for turning related ideas into reality, you’re a great candidate!

Examples of previous successful intern assignments include:

• Satellite flight hardware and software, including radio antenna and star tracker baffle.
• Key satellite ground test equipment, including our high-altitude balloon system, our reaction wheel jitter characterization system, and our balanced air bearing system.
• Concept to production for Care Weather’s entire multi-band satellite ground station.
• Design, development, and migration of the company’s satellite operations web app.
• Constellation design and maneuvering simulations.
• Hands on PCB design and surface mount soldering of space hardware.

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• A portfolio of self-conceived, self-driven personal projects with software, electronic, and/or mechanical components. Projects built with AI are welcome if they were conceived of and developed by you.
• Must be 16 or older.

Preferred Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate has some of the following skills and experience:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, computer science, aerospace, or physics.
• Significant personal contribution to extracurricular group engineering projects.
• CAD, architectural design, 3D printing or other experience building things with your hands or working in a factory.
• PCB design and layout using KiCAD or other tool. Soldering and PCB testing.
• Experience with one or more programming languages (Rust and JavaScript are a plus). Contribution to an open source software project.
• Experience, coursework, or passion projects in meteorology, Earth science, planetary science, astrobiology, or astronomy.
• Passion for community service, humanitarian work, and the outdoors.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Range
Level I: $17-25
Level II: $20-37
Level III: $24-43
Level IV: $25-48

Your wage will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. You may also be eligible for a stipend to subsidize relocation cost, as well as access to a 401(k)-retirement plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Program Descriptions

• Veery full-stack spacecraft engineering team. The Veery scatterometer constellation will map global winds every hour, giving hurricane forecasters sorely needed eyes on approaching storms. Veery will be the first scatterometer built by a private company and the first American scatterometer in a decade.
• Ground systems engineering team. Mass-producing weather satellites isn’t possible without a wide array of custom-built ground support systems, from satellite qualification systems to space dynamics simulators.
• One PCB autonomous factory team. Rapid circuit board iteration is the key to inventing new weather satellites and other systems key to human flourishing. One PCB is Care Weather’s rapid, low-cost circuit board manufacturing service for American hobbyists and inventors.

Internship Schedules

Internships typically run for 16 full-time weeks in the summer. Other full-time seasons are available upon request. New interns and interns with return offers can work part-time during the school year before their internship.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Equal Opportunity

Care Weather considers qualified applicants without regard to any status protected by law and is an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Applicants needing a reasonable accommodation may contact careers@careweather.com.