Mining Intern – Optics Focus at AstroForge – Seal Beach, California

At AstroForge, our mission is to make space resources accessible on Earth. We mine asteroids to extract valuable minerals in space at a lower cost and smaller carbon footprint than current terrestrial mining methods. By joining the team at AF you’ll have the opportunity to work side by side with our amazing engineering and science teams. This position will provide you with valuable skills, experience, and mentorship necessary to become a leading professional in your field. We offer a unique opportunity to join an exciting team looking to expand humanity’s capabilities in space.

This internship is for a graduate optics student interested in building and testing optical systems used in the mining and refining of materials in space and on Earth. You’ll develop, align, and characterize optical setups that are part of our spacecraft payload systems as well as our terrestrial applications . You’ll also gain experience working hands-on in a laboratory environment to support design validation and refinement.

Location: Onsite in Seal Beach, CA

Pay Rate: $30.00 per hour

Duration: 10 weeks

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S.,protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.