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About the Role
Nominal is seeking students with strong engineering fundamentals for a Summer 2027 internship, targeting graduation in Summer 2028 or sooner. Interns will collaborate closely with experienced engineers on high-impact problems, contributing to product launches and tackling exciting challenges. You will witness customers testing and validating complex hardware systems like nuclear reactors, rockets, and supersonic aircraft.
Responsibilities
- Dive deep into cutting-edge data infrastructure, focusing on high-frequency, high-volume multi-modal hardware data.
- Design and build new features in close collaboration with customers, often working directly with users in the field.
- Quickly take ownership of projects from start to finish, while receiving mentorship.
- Help grow the company, onboard new customers, and expand product offerings.
- Contribute to accelerating the testing and validation landscape for complex hardware systems.
Requirements
- Targeting a 12-week internship in Summer 2026, with full-time work starting in 2027.
- Possess a personal passion for solving challenging problems and contributing to critical infrastructure.
- Exceptional hands-on experience and strong core engineering skills (internships, personal projects, or academic work).
- Peers describe you as ambitious, resourceful, and perseverant.
Work Type
- Internship
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- On track to graduate in Summer 2028 or sooner
Benefits
- Mentorship from world-class team
- Trips to co-locate with the team across different offices
- Free lunch, dinner, snacks, and drinks
- Beginning-of-internship swag bag
- End-of-internship intern gift
- In-office hardware lab with a $250 project stipend
About the Company
- Nominal is building the connected test and operations platform powering advanced hardware systems, including spacecraft, autonomous vehicles, and defense programs.
- The platform enables hardware engineering teams to ingest data, analyze performance, automate test execution, and collaborate across development phases.
- The company serves top-tier commercial and defense customers such as Anduril, Shield AI, Hermeus, REGENT, Pratt Miller Motorsports, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force.
- Nominal is backed by investors including Sequoia, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Lightspeed.
- The team comprises individuals from leading companies like SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, and Applied Intuition.
- The company's mission is to provide hardware engineers with tools to build the future with speed, safety, and confidence.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
- ITAR Requirements: Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.