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Thermal Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Muon Space· Mission Execution
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San Jose, CA$40/hrinternshipPosted 3w ago

About the role

Summer internship in the Thermal Engineering team focused on thermal performance and safety of satellite hardware. Full-time, on-site in San Jose, CA, with mentorship and real impact on Muon Space programs.

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

Qualifications

  • Experience with thermal test and analysis
  • Test planning and execution, creation of slide decks, presentations, Google Sheets
  • Coursework or relevant experience in Thermodynamics, Numerical Analysis, Finite Elements, Software Engineering, Project Engineering
  • Portfolio of example thermal design, analysis, integration, test work

Skills

Required:Thermal test and analysisTest planning and executionThermodynamicsNumerical AnalysisFinite Elements
Nice to have:Software EngineeringProject Engineering

Benefits

  • equity compensation
  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • short & long term disability and life insurance
  • three weeks paid vacation
  • 12 paid holidays
  • unlimited sick time
  • paid parental leave
Last updated Oct 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Muon Space

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