Internship

Business Operations Internship/Co-op

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SpaceX

SpaceX

10,001+ employees

Designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft

Aerospace

Compensation Overview

$21 - $26Hourly

No H1B Sponsorship

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA + 4 more

More locations: Brownsville, TX, USA | Redmond, WA, USA | McGregor, TX, USA | West Athens, CA, USA

Internships available at various SpaceX sites in Texas, Florida, California, and Washington.

Category
Project Management
Strategy Development
Business Development
Business & Strategy
Required Skills
Supply Chain Management
Customer Service
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree program by the start of employment
  • 3+ months experience in corporate and business functions (data analysis, finance, human resources, IT, government affairs, legal, and supply chain management is applicable)
  • Applicant for this intern position must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (e.g., green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158.
  • GPA of 3.5 or above
  • Strong interpersonal skills (examples: leading a student organization or working successfully in teams)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with different groups and teams
  • Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements
  • Ability to work independently and in a team, take initiative, and communicate effectively
  • Able to work full time, onsite for a minimum of 12 consecutive weeks beginning in January 2025 or March 2025
  • Able to provide own transportation for positions at Brownsville, Cape Canaveral, and McGregor locations
Responsibilities
  • You will be a key contributor in automating processes, managing projects, and tracking the performance of our manufacturing and supply chain teams.
  • Food Services Interns are hospitality-focused problem solvers supporting the various operations including hot and cold mass production of meals, restaurant operations, bakery & pizzeria operations, events, purchasing and delivery of food goods.
  • HR interns could support internal and external customer service, employee onboarding, HRIS administration, implementing local and company-wide programs.
  • Legal interns will support legal research and analysis, reporting on specific legal risks and mitigation approaches, and contract preparation and negotiations.
  • An intern joining the purchasing team would expect to gain first-hand experience analyzing supplier and spend data, communicating with suppliers, purchasing direct and/or indirect goods or services, and support of various projects like creating and implementing new processes.
  • Interns in the Starlink Business Operations group will drive initiatives to grow the customer base, create processes to better the customer experience, and improve efficiencies to ensure Starlink is meeting its customer demand.
  • Interns in the Supply Chain Business Operations group will help innovate and improve efficiencies to ensure that the Supply Chain team is continuously evolving to meet its internal customer demands and to achieve SpaceX’s overall mission of sending humans to Mars.

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft, primarily serving the commercial spaceflight market. Their main products include the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, which are used for launching satellites, as well as the Dragon spacecraft for transporting cargo and crew to the International Space Station. SpaceX's unique approach includes the development of reusable rockets, which lowers the cost of space travel, making it more accessible to a variety of clients, including government agencies and private companies. Additionally, they are working on the Starlink project, a satellite internet constellation aimed at providing global broadband coverage. SpaceX's goal is to advance space technology and ultimately enable human life on other planets.

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$10.9B

Headquarters

Hawthorne, California

Founded

2002

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

19%

2 year growth

44%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Increased interest in space tourism boosts demand for SpaceX's crewed missions.
  • Growing satellite mega-constellations present opportunities for SpaceX's launch services.
  • Global satellite internet market expansion supports SpaceX's Starlink growth potential.

What critics are saying

  • Environmental lawsuits could delay operations at SpaceX's South Texas Starbase.
  • DOJ's hiring discrimination lawsuit may result in financial penalties for SpaceX.
  • European Space Agency's Ariane 6 rocket increases competition in the space launch market.

What makes SpaceX unique

  • SpaceX's reusable rockets significantly reduce the cost of space travel.
  • Starlink aims to provide global broadband coverage through a satellite internet constellation.
  • SpaceX collaborates with NASA on projects like the Starship Human Landing System.

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Benefits

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