Capella Space
Capella Space is hiring a Mechanical Engineering Intern to join its Mechanical Engineering team for a 10-week, in-person summer internship. The role offers hands-on exposure to spacecraft hardware development and the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers while receiving mentorship and professional development. Interns participate in a structured program (June 8–August 14, 2026) and receive a stipend to support living expenses.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2016
Capella Space builds and operates high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites that deliver timely, all-weather, day-or-night Earth observation imagery. Its constellation and data platform enable on-demand tasking and high-revisit monitoring to unlock global insight and accelerate decisions that protect people, assets, and the planet. Capella serves government, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers with imagery, analytics, and APIs for applications like disaster response, maritime awareness, and infrastructure monitoring.
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Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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