Senior Staff Mentors

We have a perpetual interest in joining with seasoned professionals having at least 25 years experience and a strong interest in working challenging development projects while helping mentor some of our student apprentices and younger staff.  If you fit that description, have those interests, and would like to join us please:

Apprentices

We have multiple and recurring opportunities available in technical engineering positions at three Apprenticeship levels within Exploration Sciences. All of our positions require an existing and maintained US citizenship or permanent residence status.  Our hiring decision considerations include your interests and capabilities in the following technical areas:

• Having a strong interest in advancing your applied engineering skills
• Maturing end-use readiness of new technologies that help advance scientific exploration capabilities
• Working collaboratively with your peers to help us collectively advance new capabilities for scientific exploration. 
• Pursuing promising new avenues of applied engineering research relevant to science exploration
• Developing detailed math models and conducting simulations of real-world systems and their operations
• Conducting lab and field tests of prototype hardware
• Contributing to lab and field hardware development build and test activities
• Advancing your skills using applied engineering software products
• Helping apply and advance our speciality engineering software tools

Read more about our Exploration Sciences Apprenticeship Program here.

Additional considerations specific to each of these Apprenticeships are as follows:

PostDoc Apprenticeships. Ideal candidates will be current doctoral candidates or recent graduates holding a PhD in relevant engineering technical disciplines including aerospace, mechanical, thermal, electrical, controls or systems. Our hiring decision factors for these positions also include your interest and ability to lead critical technical aspects of our scientific exploration development projects under the mentoring of our senior staff, as well as to advance your applied engineering skills to a subject matter expert level of proficiency over time. Some prior relevant work experience is required for these positions.

Graduate Apprenticeships. Ideal candidates will be graduate students or recent graduates holding a Master's degree in relevant engineering technical disciplines including aerospace, mechanical, thermal, electrical, controls or systems. Our hiring decision factors for these positions also include your ability to apply your skills effectively on our scientific exploration development projects, as well as your interest in advancing your applied engineering skills. Prior related work experience is a plus but is not required for these positions.

Undergraduate Apprenticeships. Ideal candidates will be undergraduate students or recent undergraduates holding a Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering technical disciplines including aerospace, mechanical, thermal, electrical, controls, systems or technology. In addition, technicians currently enrolled in any relevant applied technology or engineering program at community colleges or universities are strongly encouraged to apply for these positions. Our hiring decision factors for these positions include your interest in working with our staff and partners to apply your technical skills on advancing our scientific exploration development projects, as well as your interest in advancing your applied engineering skills. Prior work experience is not required for these positions.

Interns and Support Staff

We have frequent full-time and part-time opportunities available within Exploration Sciences for people interested in working with us, ranging from High School student interns to retirees with skills and interests matching our infrastructure needs.  If you have such an interest please just tell us about it in your completely application. 

To Apply, please download and complete our ExSci Job Application Form (PDF) 

Principals only apply please, and only by means of submitting a completed application form.

 No agency or agent inquiries, and no phone calls please.

About Exploration Sciences. We are a small, growing Colorado non-profit corporation seeking good people to help us and our partners advance our country's scientific exploration capabilities. We are an equal opportunity employer, offer competitive salaries and benefits, feature flexible work plans, welcome part or full time participation, and fully support modern distributed work environments.