Northrop Grumman Australia · 13 hours ago
2026 Thermal Engineering Intern – Redondo Beach CA
United States-California-Redondo Beach
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$20.50/hr - $38/hrNorthrop Grumman is a space pioneer, supporting government, civil and commercial customers in solving their biggest challenges. They are seeking a Thermal Engineering Intern who will support the end-to-end development of vehicle thermal architectures, perform thermal design and analysis for spacecraft subsystems, and assist in testing and verification activities.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Strong foundation in heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation)
Experience with thermal analysis to perform steady-state and transient heat-transfer calculations (hand calculations, spreadsheets, basic simulation)
Ability to interpret thermal requirements and translate them into design concepts
Assist in defining and managing TCS (Thermal Control System) functional and design requirements
Contribute to the creation of thermal hardware specifications and integration plans
Model spacecraft subsystems, payloads, and directed-energy components using industry tools
Thermal testing; support hardware test setup, data acquisition, and post-test analysis
Participate in test execution, anomaly investigation, and reporting
Translate system-level thermal budgets into detailed component requirements
Verify compliance through analysis, simulation, and test results
Conduct preliminary studies on heat-pipe, looped heat-pipe, and capillary pump loop performance
Evaluate advanced thermal materials (MLI, coatings, doublers) for mass-efficiency and reliability
Produce clear technical documents, design reviews, and status reports
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (structures, power, avionics, propulsion)
Qualification
Required
Be a student who is enrolled full-time and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university and will be enrolled full time in Fall 2026
Be majoring in Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or STEM degree
Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2026
Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
Strong foundation in heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation)
Experience with thermal analysis to perform steady-state and transient heat-transfer calculations (hand calculations, spreadsheets, basic simulation)
Ability to interpret thermal requirements and translate them into design concepts
Assist in defining and managing TCS (Thermal Control System) functional and design requirements
Contribute to the creation of thermal hardware specifications and integration plans
Model spacecraft subsystems, payloads, and directed-energy components using industry tools
Thermal testing; support hardware test setup, data acquisition, and post-test analysis
Participate in test execution, anomaly investigation, and reporting
Translate system-level thermal budgets into detailed component requirements
Verify compliance through analysis, simulation, and test results
Conduct preliminary studies on heat-pipe, looped heat-pipe, and capillary pump loop performance
Evaluate advanced thermal materials (MLI, coatings, doublers) for mass-efficiency and reliability
Produce clear technical documents, design reviews, and status reports
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (structures, power, avionics, propulsion)
Preferred
Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher
Previous internship/co-op experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)
Self-motivation, willingness to learn, and interest in working in a team environment
Benefits
Relocation assistance may be available
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase