Space Thermal Engineer Intern - Hands-on Spacecraft Cooling

Infinite Orbits PTE Ltd.; Toulouse; Hybride; EUR 11 000 - 17 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Infinite Orbits PTE Ltd. in Toulouse is seeking a Space Thermal Engineering Intern to join the mechanical and thermal engineering team and contribute to the analysis, design, and validation of spacecraft thermal control systems.

You will perform thermal analyses using ESATAN, Simcenter 3D, ANSYS, and SolidWorks, size radiators and heaters, and help ensure thermal protection for space hardware while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in an international environment.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree or final year of an Engineering degree in Mechanical or Thermal Engineering.
• Strong fundamentals in heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation).
• Interest in space systems and spacecraft thermal control.
• Basic knowledge of numerical simulation methods.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize technical data.

Responsabilités

• Support the development of spacecraft thermal architectures and thermal control concepts.
• Perform thermal analyses using specialized software tools (e.g. ESATAN, Simcenter 3D , ANSYS, or equivalent).
• Participate in the creation and validation of thermal mathematical models (TMM).
• Contribute to thermal sizing of radiators, heaters, insulation (MLI), and coatings.
• Assist in defining thermal requirements and budgets.
• Support preparation, execution, and analysis of thermal vacuum (TVAC) tests.
• Document analyses and results in technical reports and presentations.
• Investigate the subsystems capability to handle the harsh thermal environments of space during operations.

Connaissances

Heat transfer fundamentals

Space systems interest

Numerical simulation basics

Technical data analysis

Team collaboration

English communication

Formation

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Thermal Engineering

Final year Engineering student

Outils

ESATAN

Simcenter 3D

ANSYS

SolidWorks

ECSS standards knowledge

Description du poste

Infinite Orbits PTE Ltd. in Toulouse is seeking a Space Thermal Engineering Intern to join the mechanical and thermal engineering team and contribute to the analysis, design, and validation of spacecraft thermal control systems.

You will perform thermal analyses using ESATAN, Simcenter 3D, ANSYS, and SolidWorks, size radiators and heaters, and help ensure thermal protection for space hardware while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in an international environment.