Thermal Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
About The Position
Summer internships will range between the months of May and September depending on university schedules. Internship is full-time and on-site in San Jose, CA. The Thermal Engineering team at Muon is responsible for thermal performance and safety of flight hardware across all satellite platforms, including Muon-designed avionics hardware and instruments. Interns are expected to take ownership over thermal efforts ranging from hardware design, test, and analysis. The impact you will have as a Thermal Engineering intern will be immediately reflected in the next generation of Muon satellites. Muon is a small and fast growing startup which offers interns the experience to get direct mentorship and have real impact on our programs. As an intern, you'll collaborate with a dynamic team in a startup environment and have the chance to learn from some of the most accomplished and experienced aerospace professionals in the industry. We're committed to offering an experience where your decisions and contributions play a pivotal role in driving Muon's success.
Requirements
- Experience with thermal test and analysis
- Test planning and execution, creation of slide decks, presentations, Google Sheets
- Coursework or relevant experience in several of the following: Thermodynamics, Numerical Analysis, Finite Elements, Software Engineering, Project Engineering
- Portfolio of example thermal design, analysis, integration, test work
Nice To Haves
- Previous internship or co-op experience
- Previous experience on technical project teams
- Experience with Thermal Desktop
- Understanding of physics and orbital mechanics
- Experience with thermal testing: development testing, component & system-level
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of or contribute to the design, analysis, documentation, and test of spacecraft thermal control subsystem and its components
- Propose and iterate on improvements for new and existing thermal hardware
- Write and monitor thermal tests to characterize performance
- Conduct analysis to support development and testing
Benefits
- equity compensation
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- short term disability
- long term disability
- life insurance
- three weeks paid vacation
- 12 paid holidays
- unlimited sick time
- paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
