Internship Opportunity at Cislune Inc.
The NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC) has one opportunity for an internship, during the Summer of2026, at Cislune Inc., located at Los Angeles, CA. The program usually commences on June 1, 2026 and conclude on August 7, 2026. The dates may vary. This will be a paid internship of $8200/UG and $9900/Grad for the 10-week program. $1000 will be added to the internship stipend for airfare and other travel related expenses. FSGC is not responsible for the housing and accommodation in Los Angeles. The student has to be a US Citizen and enrolled in a university or college in Florida. This opportunity is open to both undergraduate and graduate students
The goal of this internship program is to train and recruit Florida science/engineering students (US citizens only) into the aerospace & aviation workforce as future employees, while encouraging further study and academic achievement. Cislune develops lunar mining, ISRU, and construction tech through NASA SBIR/STTR awards. Space Grant interns join in real R&D that advances the Lunar Ecosystem.
What does Cislune do
Cislune builds lunar surface robotics and processing tech for ISRU (In-Situ Resource Utilization) and lunar site preparation. We combine field testing, rapid fabrication, and simulation/digital twins to make hardware and software that can survive the Moon’s oddities.
Current NASA projects (what’s active right now at Cislune)
PERDEX — Phase II (Excavation of icy regolith)
Design, prototype, and test excavation / regolith handling subsystems and the test methods that prove performance. Subcontracting with Honeybee Robotics to test this technology.
GRASP — Phase II (Autonomous site prep + compaction using rover wheels)
Improve rover autonomy and site characterization using sensors + control + experiments (traction, compaction, terrain interaction). Rover wheels enabling compaction while driving will be developed and simulated.
CISORT — Phase II (Regolith sorting/beneficiation)
Build and validate mechanisms and workflows that separate regolith by mineralogy/size/density (feeding oxygen/metal extraction and construction processes).
Internship tracks (choose 1–2)
- Robotics & Autonomy: ROS 2, navigation/tele-op, logging + analysis, sensor integration (LiDAR/RealSense), Teens/Jetson deployment
- Embedded & Mechatronics: Teensy/MCU integration, motor control, wiring harnesses, instrumentation, test automation
- Regolith & Field Testing: simulant test plans, traction/compaction/excavation experiments, data reduction → figures
- Sorting/Processing Hardware: mechanisms, feeders/screens, benchtop test rigs, throughput + separation metrics
- Digital twin / SimMoon: scenario building, UI, training flows, playback, short tutorial videos (Quest / Apple Vision Pro)
- Manufacturing & Fixtures: CAD → laser-cut/welded fixtures with acceptance checks and documentation
What success looks like (example deliverables)
Pick something shippable. Examples:
- A ROS 2 rover demo (waypoints/tele-op + logs/plots + reproducible setup notes)
- A test rig or fixture (fabricated + acceptance checks + photo doc + BOM)
- A simulant experiment (test plan → run → cleaned dataset → publication-ready figures)
- A CISORT metric report (separation performance and throughput from real runs)
Who should apply
Cislune happy with many majors—engineering/software, materials, geotech, physics, HCI/UX, marketing, physics, technical comms—if you can produce real deliverables. If your background is unusual but relevant, apply anyway.
How to apply
The student should be enrolled in a Florida university or college
The student has to be a US citizen. Permanent Residents are not eligible for this program
The project will run for 10 weeks through the Summer of 2026 at Cislune HQ in Los Angeles
Start date: as early as June 1, 2026
End date: no later than August 15, 2026 (max duration is 10 weeks).
Budget: $8200/UG and $9900/Grad (student stipend) plus $1000 (airfare and other travel expenses). FSGC is not responsible for housing or accommodation arrangement in Los Angeles. Cislune will help the intern in securing accommodation (student has to pay for his/her accommodation)
Equal Opportunity: Cislune is an equal-opportunity employer committed to a safe workplace.
Housing (optional): Limited intern housing may be available near the shop: private room in a 4-bed/2-bath house, $850/month all-inclusive (not required).
Send Applications to Dr. Jaydeep Mukherjee, FSGC Director at jaydeep.mukherjee@ucf.edu with a copy to erik@cislune.com
The application includes:
- Resume (PDF, 1–2 pages)
- ≤200 words: what track(s) you want + availability (Summer FT) + on-site vs hybrid vs remote (FSGC prefers on-site)
- Optional: link to a work sample (code/CAD/video/writing)
For questions on the internship projects and Cislune Inc. please contact erik@cislune.com
Application Due Date: May 1, 2026
Cislune in the News
1. Cislune Wins Four NASA Contracts to Develop the Infrastructure for a Lunar Gas Station
2. Cislune competed in the NASA Break the Ice Lunar Challenge