Our mission is to unlock routine access to locations beyond Earth. To get there, we're building the vehicles for a space logistics network, refuelled in space rather than relying on Earth for every mission. We develop them in house, from the propellant and engines to the vehicles themselves.
Founded by engineers with 20+ years across Rocket Lab, MaiaSpace, and The Exploration Company, spanning engines, launch vehicles, and spacecraft.
Interns at P78 are embedded in the team and contributing to real projects from day one. You'll take ownership of a defined problem, work directly with the engineers building the hardware, and deliver something real. Background and institution matter less than attitude and ability. If you're curious, self-directed, and ready to learn quickly, we'd like to hear from you.
You'll synthesise the hypergolic fuel P78 uses for hotfire testing and characterise how it behaves as a propellant. This is hands-on synthetic chemistry and propellant testing. You'll design and execute a synthesis route, produce fuel to a quality standard suitable for propulsion, measure its ignition and fluid behaviour, and work safely with reactive materials. You'll work directly with the founders from day one.
This is an end-of-study internship with a view to a permanent role for the right person.
- Synthesis and production of hypergolic fuel for hotfire test campaigns
- Propellant characterisation, including hypergolicity, ignition delay, and fluid properties
- Developing and documenting synthesis routes, quality procedures, and test methods
- Safe handling and storage of reactive and energetic materials
- Background in chemistry or chemical engineering
- Experience running independent lab work
- Genuine interest in propulsion and propellant chemistry
- Methodical, safety-conscious, and self-directed
- Fluent in French and English
- Energetic materials, propellants or reactive chemistry
- Developing and scaling up synthesis routes
- Analytical characterisation and purity validation
- Handling hazardous or reactive materials in a lab