Spacecraft Thermal Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Thermal Engineering Intern for Summer 2027. You will support thermal management of spacecraft from concept through testing, working with a fast-paced agile team to deliver high-performance designs.

This 12-week internship runs May/June to August/September 2027, with on-site work and potential overtime as needed. The role emphasizes modeling, hardware design support, and hands-on testing.

Qualifications

• Completion or working towards a degree in engineering or science.
• Ability to take project ownership and work well in a small team.
• Demonstrated understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and maintenance of thermal models of spacecraft, systems, and components
• Support the determination of appropriate physical properties, environments, and boundary conditions
• Support the selection and design of thermal management hardware such as heat pipes, radiators, heaters, thermal paint, tape, and MLI
• Support thermal cycle and vacuum testing of components and spacecraft
• Analyze thermal test data to correlate models and improve model fidelity
• Collaborate with design engineers to implement effective thermal management strategies
• Support the evaluation of material properties and thermal requirements
• Document thermal analyses, designs, and test results

Skills

Heat transfer

Thermodynamics

Fluid mechanics

Hands-on hardware experience

Test instrumentation

Education

Engineering or Science degree (in progress)

Tools

Siemens Simcenter

ANSYS Thermal

Thermal Desktop

CAD software

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Thermal Engineering Intern for Summer 2027. You will support thermal management of spacecraft from concept through testing, working with a fast-paced agile team to deliver high-performance designs.

This 12-week internship runs May/June to August/September 2027, with on-site work and potential overtime as needed. The role emphasizes modeling, hardware design support, and hands-on testing.