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

National Laboratory of the Rockies • Boulder, CO

2d • $39,600 - $63,400 • Onsite

About The Position

NLR’s Site Operations Architecture and Engineering Support group is hiring an engineering student with CAD/Revit experience. The intern supports engineers and CAD operators across multiple projects and work orders at NLR’s South Table Mountain and Flatirons Campus research sites. The role provides drafting and design support to engineers and project managers using AutoCAD, ensuring multidisciplinary documents meet the NLR CAD Manual, and helps maintain BIM/Revit standards and models.

The internship offers an opportunity to build skills in system design and construction while collaborating with senior licensed professional engineers and subject matter experts. The intern creates, coordinates, reviews, revises, and archives drawings and models; works with engineers and project teams to support accurate design documentation; and follows ESH&Q policies and procedures to maintain a safe work environment.

This is a fixed-term internship of up to one year for eligible postgraduates. The position is 40 hours per week and is based in Golden, Colorado. The anticipated application submission window is up to 30 days and may be extended. The annual salary range is $39,600–$63,400, based on full-time hours. Candidates must meet the applicable educational requirements before the employment start date. Intern assignments extending beyond six months are subject to the federal PIV card requirement and favorable background investigation. Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment drug test.

Requirements

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Undergraduate applicants must be enrolled full time in a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited institution; post-undergraduate applicants must have earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 12 months.
• Graduate applicants must be enrolled full time in a master’s degree program at an accredited institution; post-graduate applicants must have earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months.
• Graduate applicants pursuing a PhD must have completed a master’s degree and be enrolled in a PhD program at an accredited institution.
• Applicants must meet educational requirements before the employment start date.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Ability to read construction drawings.
• Effective time-management and organizational skills.
• Effective communication skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with Revit, Microsoft Office, and FTP software.
• Proficiency with Revit MEP.
• Ability to work on multidisciplinary projects as needed.
• Ability to field-verify drawing information as needed.
• Familiarity with Navisworks.
• Applicants must upload official or unofficial school transcripts with the application.
• If selected, applicants must provide a letter of recommendation as part of the hiring process.
• Candidates offered employment must pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Employees must be able to obtain and maintain a federal PIV card when required, including a favorable background investigation; this requirement applies to intern assignments extending beyond six months.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed CAD drawings containing dimensions, procedures, and required materials, using views and angles to show relationships between systems and components.
• Coordinate the collection of data and incorporate it into drawings, maps, and schematics in consultation with engineers, architects, project managers, and other team members.
• Work with engineering, scientific, design, and project teams to coordinate projects effectively.
• Complete complex drafting and design assignments and review drawings for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain drawing revisions and organize project drawings, files, and related information.
• Work with NLR project managers to ensure drawings and record documents from ongoing 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.
• Coordinate with engineers on drafting standards, model design, accuracy, and design documentation.
• Perform quality reviews, troubleshoot, and assist with AutoCAD programs.
• 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.
• Produce drawings and plans that are organized, clear, easy to read, and technically accurate.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 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
• Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement
• Professional development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern