2023 Mechanical Engineering Internship- Seattle, Washington

Our internship program provides hands-on experience in sustainable engineering design. The 10-12 week paid program gives interns the opportunity to learn about the building design industry from a traditional viewpoint, and to learn the PAE and Luma way. We have internships in the areas of mechanical, electrical, lighting design, energy analysis, and technology systems design.

Interns here work directly as part of our engineering and Lighting Design teams. From small retrofits to high-profile Living Buildings, you'll gain an understanding of the entire design process—the planning, the execution, and the problem solving.

Interns will have their hands in numerous projects while at PAE. Working knowledge of the following tasks is preferred:

Mechanical Tasks:

• Design layout of HVAC ductwork, hydronic, and plumbing
• Commissioning
• Weather and climatic data gathering, support on eco-charrettes
• CAD and Revit
• Construction administration and site visits
• Design calculations
• Energy and water data (EUI, WUI) analysis
• Energy modeling

Other Tasks:

• Site Visits/Site Observation Reports
• Specifications
• M/E coordination schedule
• General project timeline/overview
• Cost estimate review/preparation

Minimum Candidate Qualifications:

• Passionate about sustainable design solutions
• HVAC (Preferred)
• 3rd year undergraduate student preferred
• Heat Transfer
• Desire to work in the Building Design industry
• Located in or ability to relocate to Seattle, Washington for the summer.
• Fluid Dynamics
• Thermodynamics
• Building Sciences (preferred)
• Mechanical coursework:
  • Thermodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Building Sciences (preferred)
  • HVAC (Preferred)
• Effective communicator

What We Offer

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  Hiring Base Salary: $21.63/hour
  • This position is eligible for time and a half overtime pay
• This position is eligible for time and a half overtime pay

In addition, PAE offers Interns the following benefits:

• To learn more about our comprehensive benefits package, visit https://www.pae-engineers.com/careers/benefits. This information is provided per the Equal Pay Act.
• Paid time off for sick leave, vacation, community service and holidays
• Commuter benefits
• The opportunity to be involved in PAE Committees

Our commitment to pay equity

PAE is a JUST label certified company; we demonstrate JUST label requirements within pay equity. Pay scales should meet or exceed applicable legislated wage requirements and industry standards and compensate, on the same basis, all individuals performing the same or similar work and work of equal value. We are committed to the principle of pay equity – paying employees equitably for substantially similar work. To learn more about pay equity and our commitments to equitable business practices, you may view our JUST label certification here: https://just.living-future.org/s/organizations/20-organizations/pae

To find out more visit our website: https://www.pae-engineers.com/values

What We’re Made Of

We are a firm that values and respects our staff, fosters an environment that encourages learning and growth, and is committed to the success of our clients.

At PAE, we like to think of ourselves as a little bit different from most engineering firms. Here’s why:

• We have a close affinity to the visions of the architects we work with; we understand the need for beauty as well as practicality.
• We care intensely about envisioning and creating sustainable building systems and work every day to break new ground in the world of sustainable design.
• We value creativity as much as we value precision.
• We understand that the visionary people we want to hire need to experience the world in order to change the world, and we work hard to support that need.

Established in 1967 and stretching across five offices on the West Coast, PAE provides services in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering, building performance analysis, technology design, and lighting design (LUMA). We work with clients to design the nation’s highest performing and most regenerative built environments that keep people comfortable, healthy, and productive inside while restoring the natural world outside. We employ an integrated and responsive approach to project design that balances the environmental, economic, and social goals of every client we work with.

Our portfolio includes over 100 LEED Platinum projects as well as dozens of projects that have either achieved or are pursuing the Living Building Challenge, Passive House, Architecture 2030, Carbon Neutral, Net Zero Energy, and Net Zero Water.

To find out more visit our website: https://www.pae-engineers.com/values

Fine Print

Due to client or project requirements, PAE may be required to confirm that employees are fully vaccinated with an FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved medical or religious exemption from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at PAE will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. PAE does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (sex), national origin, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical characteristics historically associated with race, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

PAE will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. This policy governs all aspects of employment including: selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits and training.