Thermal Engineering Intern - Summer 2026
Location
San Carlos, CA
Level
Internship
Department
Aerospace & Space
Type
Salary
$46,000 - $65,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-12-19
Responsibilities
- Employ first principles thinking to solve complex engineering problems.
- Characterize component and system level thermal performance via analysis and interpret results for stakeholders.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to capture metrics of interest and employ appropriate modeling techniques.
- Support test procedures and instrumentation definition for model correlation and design verification.
- Develop large scale Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models by simplifying complex geometries using STAR-CCM+.
Job Requirements
- Heading into junior or senior year of undergraduate degree or above at the time of internship.
- Strong fundamentals in thermodynamics and aerodynamics.
- Familiarity with CFD analysis toolkits such as STAR-CCM, OpenFOAM, Ansys, etc.
- Self-starter who can effectively balance multiple project timelines and priorities.
- Exposure to component or vehicle level instrumentation, testing, and analysis is desired.
- Scripting knowledge (Python/Java/Matlab) for simulation automation and data analysis.
- Multiphase flow or vapor compression cycle experience is a plus.
