I was assigned to the development team and the work was interesting.
What I wish was different
I wish I had more collaboration with team members throughout the internship. Due to remote work, I was working alone and had little interaction with other interns over zoom.
Advice
Try to be proactive about your assignments and have a conversation with the coleagues. It helped with learning the company culture and work flow.
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Sales Operations Intern
June - September 2022 • Westminster, CO
What I liked
Working at Maxar was an extremely positive learning experience.
What I wish was different
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Mechanical Engineering Intern
June - September 2021 • San Jose, CA
What I liked
Maxar is very welcoming to their interns and encourages them to be curious and use the summer to grow and network.
What I wish was different
Given the current state of the world and the changes its brought with it, there's nothing I can think of that could be changed that wasn't a result of COVID.
Advice
Do not be afraid to ask questions. Being exposed to industry level engineering brings a lot of new concepts and foreign topics, so use that opportunity to learn as much as you can.
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Geospatial Analytical Intern
June - August 2021 • Ypsilanti, MI
What I liked
I really enjoyed working with everyone in my team and how the internship program had weekly "Lunch and learns" where you would learn about other teams and projects that were happening in the company.
What I wish was different
It would have been nice to be in person to see some of Maxar's facilities (the internship was remote last summer).
Advice
Reach out to other interns/employees if there is another team/project within the company that you might be interested in exploring further!
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Direct Access Intern
June 2019 • Westminster, CO
What I liked
-company values and vision
-supportive coworkers
-fun work environment
-good compensation
-disc golf course
-lots of interns, good internship development program
What I wish was different
-more defined job responsibilities
Advice
Go to the intern professional development events! They're fun and helpful sessions that you're paid to go to so why not?
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Graphic Design Intern
May 2019 • Charlottesville, VA
What I liked
Developing my professional skills
What I wish was different
More interns- I was only one of two
Advice
Apply for things you’re not sure about— they can surprise you!
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Mechanical Engineer Intern
June - September 2019 • Palo Alto, CA
What I liked
I enjoyed being able to do meaningful projects. The work I did was important and interesting and followed my interests. I also got to see a lot of different aspects of the company and learn from engineers in various fields.
What I wish was different
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Spacecraft Systems Engineering
June - August 2018 • Westminster, CO
What I liked
Company culture and atmosphere
What I wish was different
More clearly defined project
Advice
Learn on the job
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Technical Intern
May - August 2017 • Dulles, VA
What I liked
Fully integrated me with a software development team. Included me on everyday standup meetings and biweekly sprint planning. Gave me a project to work on that I could complete in the span of a summer.
What I wish was different
I wish I would have more interaction with other interns, and that we had been in more of a development phase with our product than a deployment phase.
Advice
Don't be afraid to ask questions or reach out when you want to switch projects.
