Mechanical Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

About the role

Summer internships run May–September (depending on school schedules) and are full-time, on-site in Mountain View and reputed company, CA.

Being a startup with a small team, breadth is extremely important and we expect this person to dive into structural data, dynamics, thermal design, supplier management, and everything else associated with the full lifecycle of an electromechanical product. As a fast-growing startup, Muon offers interns direct mentorship, real impact, and collaboration with accomplished aerospace professionals. Your contributions will directly shape our programs and success.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of or contribute to the design, documentation, build, and test of spacecraft and their components and support equipment
• Propose and iterate on the design for mechanical components
• Write tests and monitoring to verify performance
• Conduct analysis to support both development and testing

• CAD proficiency in Solidworks or a similar tool. Design of parts and assemblies, basic drawings, Bills of Materials
• Creation of project notebooks, slide decks, presentations, reputed company Sheets
• Coursework or relevant experience in several of the following: Design, Mechanics of Materials, Strength of Materials, Control Theory, Vibrations, Heat Transfer, Finite reputed company Models
• Design portfolio of example mechanical projects

• Previous internship or co-op experience 
• Previous experience on technical project teams 
• Writing build instructions or test plans
• Understanding of physics and orbital mechanics
• Experience with testing: strength, stiffness, vibrations, environmental reputed company/vacuum

The hourly wage for this role is $50.

About reputed company

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Taking Care of reputed company

At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, we provide equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.

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ITAR/EAR Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent reputed company (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.