Mechanical Engineer

Jane Street • New York, NY

38d

About The Position

Our goal is to give you a real sense of what it's like to work at Jane Street full time while also providing a truly unparalleled educational experience. As an intern, you are paired with full-time employees who act as mentors, collaborating with you on real-world projects we actually need done.
As a Mechanical Engineer Intern, you’ll support a highly technical group that is responsible for providing our trading and data center environments. The group’s goal is to design and manage reliable trading floors and data centers that optimize the work experience at Jane Street.
You will work with the group to perform research analysis and design resilient systems within our data centers and office spaces. Over the course of your internship, you’ll learn to:
Think about infrastructure design and resiliency associated with trading environments
Understand the communication protocol topology necessary for critical infrastructure monitoring and trending
Research and implement innovative and sustainable design solutions in high-demand usage spaces
Integrate complex engineering requirements into trading and data center designs
Visit project sites to analyze existing conditions and project construction progress for all engineering disciplines
Prepare project documents, including but not limited to meeting minutes, field reports, and investigation reports
Plan for design capacity with a local and global perspective
Collaborate in a fast-paced environment with engineers and non-engineers
Learn more about Jane Street’s internship program here.

Requirements

• Pursuing a mechanical or electrical engineering degree
• Open-minded and willing to learn engineering skills outside of a specific discipline
• Comfortable in an IT-centric environment
• A strong communicator who can describe detailed problems with brevity and accuracy
• Able to demonstrate well-reasoned engineering decisions and sound design experience
• Proficient at using AI tools to increase efficiency while having a strong understanding of engineering first principals and able to explain methods/results
• Interested in sustainability and wellness goals for data centers and office spaces
• Pursuing professional engineering licensure (EIT is recommended)

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience in mechanical or electrical engineering

Responsibilities

• Perform research analysis and design resilient systems within our data centers and office spaces.
• Think about infrastructure design and resiliency associated with trading environments.
• Understand the communication protocol topology necessary for critical infrastructure monitoring and trending.
• Research and implement innovative and sustainable design solutions in high-demand usage spaces.
• Integrate complex engineering requirements into trading and data center designs.
• Visit project sites to analyze existing conditions and project construction progress for all engineering disciplines.
• Prepare project documents, including but not limited to meeting minutes, field reports, and investigation reports.
• Plan for design capacity with a local and global perspective.
• Collaborate in a fast-paced environment with engineers and non-engineers.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern