Space Mechanical Design Intern - Relocation Stipend

Socket.dev; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Relocation stipend

Job summary

Antares is seeking a Space Mechanical Design Intern to contribute to the mechanical design and development of reactor and power systems for space and terrestrial applications. You’ll work on hardware ranging from space radiators and power conversion components to reactor systems, taking projects from early design through testing.

You’ll translate customer operating conditions into technical requirements and gain exposure to detailed hardware development and system-level engineering required to

Qualifications

• Enrolled in at least a bachelor’s degree program, going into junior or senior year.
• Must have prior internship experience or significant project/team/lab experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test space radiator hardware.
• Develop manufacturing approaches to scale radiator technology from coupons to full-scale hardware.
• Contribute to development and integration of space power conversion systems.
• Own the design and development of power conversion components such as recuperators, primary heat exchangers, and piping.
• Support overall mechanical integration of space power conversion systems.
• Contribute to reactor mechanical design.
• Perform microgrid analyses, including load profiles, outage frequencies, and integration with other energy sources.
• Develop reactor deployment assessments and concepts of operation for candidate applications.
• Evaluate external markets, including process heat, for reactor deployment concepts and customer use cases.
• Translate potential customer applications into technical requirements.
• Expand technoeconomic analyses for reactor deployments.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Independent work

Education

Pursuing bachelor’s degree

Job description

Antares is seeking a Space Mechanical Design Intern to contribute to the mechanical design and development of reactor and power systems for space and terrestrial applications. You’ll work on hardware ranging from space radiators and power conversion components to reactor systems, taking projects from early design through testing.

You’ll translate customer operating conditions into technical requirements and gain exposure to detailed hardware development and system-level engineering required to