Market Research Intern - Space, In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) Robots Internship

The SpaceLead • Internship • Remote (California, United States, US) • 10h ago

The SpaceLead is seeking a remote intern to support market research focused on In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM). This is a practical role for someone who likes turning messy, fragmented information into clear insight that is useful to founders, operators, and decision-makers.

Start date

ASAP

Duration

1 to 3 months (flexible)

Location

Remote

Time commitment

Part-time or full-time (flexible)

Compensation

Competitive, market-aligned compensation, commensurate with experience and scope. We will provide references with a clear portfolio of published work and research outputs you can show in future applications.

What you will work on

Build a structured view of the ISAM landscape: key players, capabilities, facilities, missions, and timelines.
Track signals across funding, contracts, partnerships, and technology milestones.
Produce short, decision-ready research outputs: 1-page briefs, tables, weekly snapshots, and “what changed” updates.
Maintain research trackers (companies, programmes, TRL, procurement routes, geography, investors).
Support targeted outreach prep with background notes and well-researched target lists.

What you will learn

How the ISAM market is forming in real time, and what real demand looks like.
How to research like an analyst: sources, triangulation, and signal-to-noise judgement.
How to communicate clearly for busy readers (short formats, crisp conclusions).
How space industry procurement and partnerships actually get done (civil and defence-adjacent).

What “good” looks like

Clean, well-sourced research with links and fast context.
Trackers that stay consistent and easy to reuse.
Concise writing that gets to the point without losing accuracy.
Strong judgement on what matters and what is noise.

Ideal profile

Strong online research skills and attention to detail.
Comfortable writing in short formats: bullets, tables, brief summaries.
Able to work independently, hit deadlines, and ask smart questions early.
Curious about space industry and ISAM.

Nice to have

Familiarity with ESA/NASA/UKSA programmes, primes and supply chains, or venture landscape.
Comfort with Notion/Airtable, spreadsheets, and light data cleaning.

Tools

Use whatever you work fastest in. Most work will be in docs/spreadsheets plus a simple tracker workflow.

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