2027 Summer Software Development Intern

The future of aerospace and defense starts here.

Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch. We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.

The Digital Manufacturing team at Ursa Major has an opportunity for a software development intern

. In this role, you will directly impact our ability to scale our rocket engine design, test, and manufacturing capabilities. Our team supports these capabilities by designing software systems that optimize the inner loops of critical processes and expose relationships in our data. You will be a great fit for our team if you have a growth mindset, are tenacious in attacking both problems and opportunities, and are a clear and open communicator.

Key

Responsibilities:

• Integrated Digital Environment
• Build high quality and reliable software while balancing agility and ability to deliver timely value to stakeholders
• Implement and maintain automated tests to support high-impact, fearless refactoring and ensure smooth, bug-free deployments
• Leverage CI/CD, GitOps
• , and other modern development practices to keep velocity high and toil low
• Participate in task planning and estimation alongside experienced mentors
• Create clear and concise documentation
• Collaborate with a small, supportive, and cross-functional team of Software Engineers

Qualifications:

• Computer Science or equivalent schoolwork toward becoming a Software Engineer
• Proficiency with Python an d SQL
• Proficiency with a statically typed and compiled language (such as Go, C
• #, Java or
• Rust)
• Prof i ciency with da ta modeling, data base norm ali zatio n and sc he ma design
• E xperience with Linux and shell scripting
• Comfortable with a container-based development workflow
• Excellent problem solving, project management, and communication skills
• Desired Experience: Master’s degree in engineering or computer science
• Experience developing software in a highly technical field
• Experience integrating systems together using APIs and queues
• Ex per ience wit h front end w eb de velopment

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $30.00/hour, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

Classification: Full-time Non-Exempt