Thermal Engineer Intern
Horizon Lane
El Segundo, CAFresher12m agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year
- Must know
- CAD
- Work
- On-site in El Segundo · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- CAD36%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 12, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Horizon Lane is seeking a Thermal Engineer Intern to join their Engineering Research & Development Department for Summer 2027. This internship focuses on engineering design and is based 100% onsite at the company’s HQ in El Segundo, CA. The compensation for this role is $34–40 per hour.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute thermal analysis and CFD to evaluate design and performance of Kaleidos systems.
- Document analysis results to communicate clear and actionable outputs.
- Expand CFD capabilities, accuracy, and efficiencies via methods and workflow development projects.
- Own pipeline for producing analysis geometry from mechanical design CAD.
- Develop methods and calculations to support and build confidence in lower-fidelity thermal analysis methods.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
- A high level of independence in solving challenging engineering tasks is preferred.
- Ability to seek out resources and proactively ask questions to finish projects through completion effectively, accurately, and timely.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with a proactive and collaborative attitude.
- Genuinely excited for the company's mission to rapidly deploy nuclear microreactors to remote locations requiring abundant, clean energy.
- Knowledge of reactor physics will provide useful context but is not necessary.
- Prior internship experience helpful but not required.