Fall 2026
Graduate Research Intern
Machine Learning
Constellation Space
1-10 employees
AI-driven OS for satellite network management
Compensation Overview
$34.62 - $40.38/hr
Seattle, WA, USA
In Person
Must work on-site in Seattle for the duration of the internship.
Master's, PhD
 AI & Machine Learning (1) |
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- Currently pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Strong theoretical understanding of deep learning, computer vision, or reinforcement learning.
- Proficiency in Python and standard machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
- Ability to work on-site in Seattle for the duration of the internship.
- Conduct independent research to design and train novel machine learning architectures.
- Analyze massive datasets derived from flight telemetry and satellite sensors.
- Prototype and test algorithms in simulated aerospace environments.
- Publish internal papers and present findings to the core engineering team.
Constellation Space builds ConstellationOS, an AI-powered operating system for large satellite networks. It acts as an autonomous infrastructure layer that ingests telemetry from satellites, ground stations, and weather systems to predict link failures with over 90% accuracy, issuing a five-minute warning and autonomously rerouting traffic in under two seconds to prevent data loss without human intervention. The platform targets satellite operators and seeks to replace reactive NOC playbooks by enabling proactive, automated network management at mega-constellation scale. The team comes from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and NASA, lending domain experience, and the company aims to reduce industry losses from network failures (estimated at $2.5 billion annually) by improving resilience and efficiency. Financially, the company progressed from Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch with a $500K accelerator round to a $6.5M seed in March 2026 led by SGH Capital, to fund platform development and expansion.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$130K
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2025
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- YC W26 and a March 2026 $6.5 million seed fund hiring and product buildout.
- Scoutify tracked four open Seattle roles in May 2026, signaling active engineering expansion.
- LinkedIn hiring posts for Summer 2026 interns show founder-driven recruitment and early team momentum.
What critics are saying
- Antaris raised $28 million in April 2026, intensifying competition for constellation-operations buyers.
- Quindar already sells mission-management software, boxing Constellation into a narrower routing niche.
- No public customer contracts exist; without operators by late 2026, YC credibility stops converting.
What makes Constellation Space unique
- ConstellationOS predicts satellite link failures before they happen, then reroutes traffic under two seconds.
- The stack ingests telemetry from satellites, ground stations, and weather systems at 100,000 messages-second.
- Founders bring SpaceX, NASA, and Blue Origin experience, matching the customer’s operational pain.
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