Muon Space
Thermal Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
San Jose, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person, eligible to access export-controlled information without export authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required authorization. The company may decline to pursue export licensing for legitimate business reasons.
About the job
Own or contribute to the design, analysis, documentation, and testing of thermal control systems and components for spacecraft.
What you'll do
- Design, analyze, document, and test spacecraft thermal control subsystems and components.
- Propose improvements to thermal hardware and write and monitor tests to characterize performance.
- Conduct analysis supporting development and testing.
What they ask for
- Experience with thermal test and analysis.
- Experience with test planning and execution, slide decks, presentations, and Google Sheets.
- Coursework or relevant experience in several of: Thermodynamics, Numerical Analysis, Finite Elements, Software Engineering, Project Engineering.
- Portfolio of example thermal design, analysis, integration, or test work.
Nice to have
- Previous internship or co-op experience, or experience on technical project teams.
- Experience with Thermal Desktop, physics and orbital mechanics, or thermal testing.
Pay
$40/hour (Bachelor's); $45/hour (Master's); $50/hour (PhD)
Tools
Google Sheets, Thermal Desktop
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