Summer 2025 Hospitality & Astronaut Experience Intern – Undergraduate

Application close date:

10/19/2024

Hospitality: Astronaut & Customer Experience 

We are a mission-driven team of collaborators, doers and problem-solvers relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. As part of our small, passionate, team, you will help us develop corporate and business unit strategy and support operations to provide a high-quality Astronaut and Customer Experience. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. We offer internships at the following locations: Kent, WA; Cape Canaveral, FL; Van Horn, TX; Huntsville, AL; Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ. However, not every technical discipline is offered at each location. Most internships will be held in Kent, WA. This internship will last 12 weeks. 

Responsibilities 

• Support all front and back of house hospitality operations in the business of launching humans into space
• Lead long term projects related to event preparation, scheduling, organization, record keeping, and travel coordination
• Lead daily organizational efforts of astronaut clothing, collateral, and gifts
• Provide housekeeping services for Astronaut facilities
• Shuttle astronauts and guests as needed during launches
• Must be able to take initiative daily and be prepared with one’s own ideas to find ways to contribute to the overall mission
• Prepare and aid in set-up of launch viewing parties, celebrations, news broadcasts, and press conferences
• Maintain a positive attitude and contribute team spirit
• Must be ready and enthusiastic to step into any variety of roles
• Collaborate with the Astronaut Village and Training Center departments

Qualifications 

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program and have at least one semester or quarter of school remaining after the internship.
• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in hospitality or related field
• Experience in a high-end customer service, luxury hospitality, or event planning role
• Exceptional organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• High emotional intelligence
• Strong oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and customer service capabilities and delivery
• Have a valid driver’s license
• Efficiency in high pressure situations
• Readiness to travel 75% of time as needed

When you apply, be sure to include your internship, co-curricular and research experience in your resume. Please also include the relevant tools, programming languages, or processes you have utilized in these settings. If you haven’t yet used a tool in a professional setting, please include relevant coursework that demonstrates your preparation for these roles. 

The compensation for on-site CA applicants is $25.73 hourly

The compensation for on-site CO applicants is $25.73 hourly

The compensation for on-site WA applicants is $25.73 hourly

Other site ranges may differ

This job posting is anticipated to close on December 6th, 2024. 

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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