United Launch Alliance (ULA) is seeking Software Engineering Interns to gain real-world work experience and contribute to the development of software products supporting various environments, including engineering simulation and embedded launch vehicle flight and ground systems. The goal is to enhance their software engineering capabilities and support ULA's mission of saving lives, exploring the universe, and connecting the world.
Requirements
- Experience working in one or more software languages: C++, C, JavaScript, Python, Shell, Perl
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint).
- Software Engineering subskills include Embedded Software, Simulation Modeling Software, Applications Software, Software Product Owner; Software Scrum Master, Software Development Operations; Software Systems Architect, and Software Systems Integrator, cloud engineering, CICD Developers, AI engineering.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, develop, integrate, tests and deploy software products supporting applications environments, engineering simulation environments, and embedded launch vehicle flight and ground system control environments.
- Maintain engineering software infrastructure supporting real time systems, engineering labs, and all other assets used to support software product continuous integration and continuous delivery.
- Conduct multidisciplinary research and development, collaborate with hardware and analysis engineers in the architecture, planning, design, development, and utilization of embedded and simulation software systems.
- Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle and ensures software quality control standards are met.
- Perform technical planning, requirements management, system integration, verification and validation, cost, and risk analyses for software systems development and integration.
- Develop software that simulates physical systems and simulates real-time operations.
- Develop integrates and uses advanced graphical user interfaces and visualization tools.
Other
- At minimum completed Sophomore year of college or university by the time of the summer internship assignment.
- High School/GED
- Must have a minimum college GPA of 2.90 on a 4.00 scale at the time of application; cumulative, no rounding.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and motorized vehicle transportation if assigned an internship in Alabama; California; Florida; or Pueblo, Colorado. For Denver, Colorado and Washington, DC, motorized transportation is recommended.
- At minimum, actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field from an accredited college or university.
- Must have plans to be enrolled in classes during Fall Semester 2026.
- Ability to work full-time for a minimum of 10 weeks during the summer of 2026.
