Graduate Intern – Advanced Building Equipment Research Group
About The Position
NLR's Advanced Building Equipment Research group has an immediate opening for a graduate intern position focusing on modeling and experimental heat and mass transfer applied to HVAC systems and buildings. The successful candidate will join team members on cutting-edge laboratory and analytical projects to research, develop, and evaluate heat and mass transfer components and systems, including conventional and non-conventional dehumidification and desiccant systems. The successful candidate should have a strong background and understanding of heat and mass transfer, including theory, numerical modeling, and experiments. Under the general direction of senior staff, the successful candidate will: • Improve and utilize existing numerical models of heat and mass exchangers • Design, develop, and analyze new HVAC processes and components. • Perform laboratory experiments on fluid/thermal components, • Publish papers in heat and mass transfer and energy journals.
Requirements
- Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
- Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution.
- Earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months.
- Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
- Completed master’s degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution.
- Current graduate student with a strong academic and research record in relevant heat transfer, thermodynamics, and mass transfer field with emphasis on modeling and experimental research.
- Degree in mechanical engineering or relevant research in other engineering or science fields.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills (oral and written)
- Demonstrated ability to work independently.
- Demonstrated experience in heat and mass transfer fundamentals
- Demonstrated experience in HVAC fundamentals or refrigeration cycles (vapor compression and non-vapor compression)
- Demonstrated experience in numerical modeling techniques and computer programming
- Familiarity with desiccants and absorption processes
- Familiarity with laboratory experiments and data acquisition systems
- Experience programming in MATLAB (preferred), Engineering Equation Solver (EES), Python, or similar tools
- Familiarity with two-phase heat transfer phenomena (specifically condensation) (Optional but preferred)
- Experience with CAD using SolidWorks (Optional but preferred)
Nice To Haves
- Experience programming in MATLAB
- Familiarity with two-phase heat transfer phenomena (specifically condensation)
- Experience with CAD using SolidWorks
Responsibilities
- Improve and utilize existing numerical models of heat and mass exchangers
- Design, develop, and analyze new HVAC processes and components.
- Perform laboratory experiments on fluid/thermal components
- Publish papers in heat and mass transfer and energy journals.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match
- sick leave (where required by law)
- performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component
- relocation expense reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
