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About the Role
As a Mission Dev (forward deployed software engineering) intern, you will work directly with engineers building and testing complex hardware systems. You will learn customer workflows, identify bottlenecks, and build software to accelerate their progress. This role blends hands-on software engineering with product judgment, focusing on problem identification, development, and user feedback.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with customer engineers to understand their testing and analysis workflows and identify problems solvable with software.
- Design and build integrations, data pipelines, and applications connecting Nominal to customer systems for high-frequency, high-volume hardware data.
- Own projects from problem definition through solution deployment and support, with mentorship.
- Deploy working software to users early, gather feedback, and iterate quickly.
- Contribute learnings to product and engineering teams, transforming individual solutions into broader capabilities.
Requirements
- On track to graduate by Summer 2028 and open to a full-time role afterward.
- Strong core engineering skills and hands-on software development experience (internships, personal projects, or academic work).
- Desire to work directly with users and understand the impact of your software.
- Enthusiasm for tackling open-ended problems, learning new systems, and driving solutions to adoption.
- Personal passion for solving challenging problems and contributing to critical infrastructure.
- Ambitious, resourceful, and perseverant.
Work Type
- Internship
- Full-time (post-internship)
Experience Level
- Internship
Education Level
- On track to graduate by Summer 2028
Benefits
- Mentorship from a world-class team
- Team co-location trips across offices
- Free lunch, dinner, snacks, and drinks
- Swag bag and intern gift
- In-office hardware lab with a $250 project stipend
About the Company
- Nominal is building the connected test and operations platform for advanced hardware systems, including spacecraft, autonomous vehicles, and defense programs.
- Our platform enables hardware engineering teams to ingest data, analyze performance, automate testing, and collaborate throughout development.
- We are a fast-paced team that takes end-to-end ownership, works across disciplines, and operates at the intersection of hardware and software.
- We serve top-tier commercial and defense customers such as Anduril, Shield AI, Hermeus, REGENT, Pratt Miller Motorsports, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force.
- We are backed by investors including Sequoia, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Lightspeed.
- Our team comprises individuals from leading companies like SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, and Applied Intuition.
- Our 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 for required U.S. Department of State authorizations.