Undergraduate or Graduate (Year Round) Intern – Building Systems Engineering

National Laboratory of the Rockies • Golden, CO

15h • Onsite

About The Position

The National Laboratory of the Rockies’ Site Operations Architecture and Engineering Support group seeks an engineering student with CAD and Revit experience. The intern supports engineers, CAD operators, and project managers across concurrent projects and work orders at the South Table Mountain and Flatirons Campus research sites. The role provides drafting and design support using AutoCAD, helps ensure multidisciplinary documents comply with the NLR CAD Manual, and assists with NLR’s BIM/Revit standards and models. The intern will collaborate with senior licensed professional engineers and subject matter experts and gain experience in system design and construction.

The position is a fixed-term internship for up to one year. It is based in Golden, Colorado, and is listed at 40 hours per week. Applicants must satisfy the applicable student or recent-graduate eligibility requirements and maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA. Interns must follow ESH&Q policies and procedures and, if selected, meet the stated access and pre-employment requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Undergraduate applicants must be enrolled full-time in a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited institution; applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree must have earned it within the past 12 months.
• Graduate applicants must be enrolled full-time in a master’s degree program at an accredited institution; applicants who have completed a master’s degree must have earned it within the past 12 months.
• Applicants with a completed master’s degree who are pursuing a PhD must be enrolled as a PhD student at an accredited institution.
• Meet the applicable educational requirements before the employment start date.
• AutoCAD proficiency.
• Ability to read construction drawings.
• Effective time management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Familiarity with Revit, Microsoft Office, and FTP software.
• Revit MEP proficiency.
• Ability to work on multidisciplinary projects as needed.
• Ability to field-verify drawing information as needed.
• Applicants must upload official or unofficial school transcripts as part of the application process.
• If selected, provide a letter of recommendation as part of the hiring process.
• For internship assignments extending beyond six months, be able to obtain and maintain a federal PIV card and satisfy the required favorable background investigation.
• Pass the pre-employment drug test if offered employment.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Navisworks.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed CAD drawings, including dimensions, procedures, and required materials, using views and angles to show relationships between systems and components.
• Collect project data and incorporate it into drawings, maps, and schematics in coordination with engineers, architects, project managers, and other workers.
• Coordinate with engineering, scientific, and design teams on projects.
• Complete complex drafting and design assignments and review drawings for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain project drawing revisions and organize and maintain project drawings, files, and related information.
• Work with NLR project managers to ensure drawings and record documents from current and past projects are incorporated and archived.
• Create drawings and models from verbal and written specifications provided by project engineers.
• Check engineering drawings for compliance with cited specifications and conduct drawing reviews for completeness and accuracy.
• Work with engineers on drafting standards, model design and accuracy, and design documentation.
• Perform quality reviews, troubleshoot, and assist with the AutoCAD program.
• Field-verify drawing information as needed and contribute to multidisciplinary projects as needed.
• Follow ESH&Q policies and procedures to maintain a safe working environment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, subject to eligibility rules.
• 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match.
• Sick leave where required by law.
• Potential eligibility for performance-, merit-, and achievement-based awards with a monetary component; awards are not guaranteed.
• Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern