Mechanical Fire Protection Engineering Intern - Helena

$17.00 - $22.00 hourly
Intern Design Engineering Entry Level

Job Description

Description

Ready to create with us?
As a Cushing Terrell team member, you will have a unique opportunity to work on projects throughout the United States. You should be enthusiastic and excited by complex projects and sharpening your design skills. You will be the creative engine of our teams and our projects, developing a quality and unified design. You will be called upon to support architectural design work in partnership with talented designers, engineers, and business professionals across our 17 offices. Our creative process engages our high-profile clients and our project teams in achieving highly integrated and successful design solutions.

Internship

As a Fire Protection Intern you will assist the senior fire protection engineers and designers with the planning, design, and analysis of fire protection systems. You will be called up to learn and help design: fire sprinklers, fire pumps, high expansion foam, fire alarm and mass notification systems. You will be asked to:

  • Use AutoCAD and Autodesk’s MEP Revit 
  • Complete system design, including piping, valves, and device layout of sprinkler and fire/alarm notification systems
  • Perform hydraulic calculations for sprinkler and fire pump design
  • Analyze life safety requirements for buildings, including building code compliance, occupant load calculations, and egress analysis
  • Coordinate designs with other engineering discipline

Our internship program is comprehensive and practical, and allows plenty of opportunity for asking questions and expressing your unique talents and creativity. During your time with us, you can expect:

● A diverse set of work that provides exposure to design process, planning, communication and project specific deliverables
● An engineering mentor to guide you as you tackle the day-to-day challenges of refrigeration design, learning first-hand how your design ties into and impacts other building systems
● To work alongside and learn from professionals in parallel disciplines such as structural, mechanical, electrical engineering, architecture and more
● A fun and creative work environment
● The opportunity to work in or with project teams spanning several of our offices across the nation
● To work with a variety of local and national clients: some big and known, some small but mighty
● Visits to construction sites with project leaders (dependent upon project phase and time of year)
● An introduction to the business side of the architecture/engineering industry
● Hands-on experience with Cushing Terrell's collaborative and integrated design process
● A memorable experience that will equip you with tools for setting and reaching career goals

Some of what you will be asked to learn:

  1. Heating / Cooling Load Calculation input
  2. Designing of refrigeration systems
  3. BIM modeling using Revit Software
  4. Drafting using AutoCad Software
  5. Plumbing design
  6. Other miscellaneous calculations for design

Perks:

Our client-first character starts from within. This position offers excellent pay, flexible schedules, and a lot of fun.

We look forward to hearing from you!

The majority of the time a person in this role will be sitting in an office with limited physical requirements. This may require individuals to bend, stretch, twist and reach. On occasion individuals will be required to visit a client site to perform site verifications and field surveys.

Compensation

The expected salary range for this position $17.00/hr to $22.00/hr and, is based on the location/s posted. If you are a candidate living outside of (this region/these regions), we still encourage you to apply as salary ranges may differ across states/cities/job markets.

Actual pay will be determined based on your years of experience, licensure status, location, level of proficiency, and other job-related factors (as permitted by law). The position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus.

We are Cushing Terrell

As a fully integrated firm, offering a balance of architecture and the full spectrum of engineering services, our firm commands unique resources to support our on-going drive to be an acknowledged pioneer at the forefront of engineering, architecture, planning, and design across the country – ranking within the top of ENR’s best AE firms.

At Cushing Terrell, we empower our people to be creative pioneers. Our business is built around integrity, design ingenuity, and growth – to shape a new world and to discover imaginative, responsible, and exceptional environments.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Equity

We embrace diversity and equality in a serious way. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Cushing Terrell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, age, color, religious creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, military status or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.