Iridium Software Engineering Internship – Summer

Iridium is an award-winning satellite communications company operating the world's only truly global voice and data network, delivering reliable connectivity anywhere on Earth. For more than 20 years, Iridium has powered mission-critical communications for governments, businesses, aviation, maritime, and the rapidly expanding Internet of Things.

Now part of Iridium, Aireon is the world’s only space-based air traffic surveillance system, providing real-time visibility of aircraft over oceans, the poles, and remote regions. Together, Iridium and Aireon are helping build a safer, more connected, and more efficient future for global aviation.

Join our team and help shape how the world stays connected. We foster a collaborative, inclusive culture where employees are empowered to innovate, grow professionally, and make a meaningful impact.

The Iridium Internship Program provides students the opportunity to support teams driving the future of satellite communications. Interns in Software Engineering gain hands-on experience developing, testing, and deploying software that powers Iridium’s satellite network, ground systems, and global products and services. You’ll collaborate with engineers and technical staff to design tools, automate processes, and build applications that enhance performance, reliability, and efficiency across Iridium’s network and connected products and solutions.

As an Intern, you’ll begin making an impact on real projects from day one! Come prepared to grow, develop, and learn alongside a team and the leaders of our company. The Iridium Internship program is a 11-week program that runs from May 18, 2027 to July 30, 2027.

Projects are aligned with your academic background, technical interests, and the needs of our teams, and may include:

• Developing new software features and services, and maintaining or enhancing existing applications and libraries.
• Assisting with architecture, design, coding, testing, and documentation within an Agile/Scrum team.
• Participating in daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and sprint reviews.
• Gathering requirements and collaborating with stakeholders to design effective solutions.
• Ensuring software meets quality standards through unit and integration testing.
• Maintaining and extending key applications, including GUI frameworks, web applications, and Python/C++ utilities for data management and analysis.
• Developing scripts, simulators, or software tools using Python, Java, or C to support testing and analysis.
• Assisting with simulation, emulation, and verifying performance across Iridium satellite devices and transceivers.
• Participating in code reviews and contributing to automation frameworks for Iridium services and devices.
• Developing scalable, high-performance software and leveraging open-source solutions where appropriate.

• Hands‑on experience developing software that supports Iridium’s satellite communications system and services.
• Knowledge of object‑oriented programming and the full software development lifecycle.
• Exposure to RF design, simulation, and evaluation processes.
• Experience collaborating with team members to implement, build, verify, and troubleshoot software.
• Exposure to modern development tools and workflows, including Jira, Git Lab, and Confluence.
• Understanding and application of software engineering best practices to create reliable, maintainable code.
• Understanding how products and services are conceptualized, evaluated, and transitioned into operational functionality.
• Participation in an Agile/Scrum development team working with Python, C, C++, and Java.

• Interest in software development, product development, and a strong…