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Mechanical Engineering Student
Summary
Title:Mechanical Engineering Student
ID:N2016-069
Job Location:Virginia Beach, VA
Department:Mechanical Engineering
Description

Position Open:  September 12, 2016
Position Close:  Until filled

Clark Nexsen is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.  AAP. Drug -free workplace. E-verify. Applicant must be legally authorized to work for Clark Nexsen Inc.

Must apply online through corporate website at www.clarknexsen.com.

Firm Description

Clark Nexsen is a national architecture and engineering firm focused on creating innovative design solutions for U.S. and global clients. We are passionate about our work and are prominently ranked on numerous industry lists. Building Design + Construction ranks Clark Nexsen as a Top 20 architecture and engineering firm and we have been named to the Architect 50 list of top U.S. firms for the past four years. Our culture supports the pursuit of excellence to engage and inspire the best professionals.  

Our firm is headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 450 employees in office locations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Washington, D.C. We offer outstanding compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities in a positive work environment. We believe we can create a better world through our work. Giving back is also a guiding philosophy. As a company and as individuals, we proudly volunteer and give back to the surrounding communities where we live and work. 

Job Description

We seek to hire a Mechanical Engineering Student who is actively pursuing an ABET-accredited engineering degree to work in our Virginia Beach, VA office beginning in the summer of 2017.  This position will perform various tasks within the assigned design department that may entail special project assignments and/or active involvement in project design and documentation.  Our mechanical department specializes in the design and analysis of high performance heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems and energy efficiency measures for the built environment.
 

General responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

  • Performing various aspects of the discipline design as directed by a senior or lead Architect or Engineer including conceptual studies, program requirements, design analyses, calculations, systems selection and layout for building design
  • Preparation of programming documents, schematic documents, design development documents, and construction documents as directed
  • Preparation of marketing and presentation materials as directed
  • Performing various services associated with the construction phase, including field visits, answering RFIs, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing record drawings as directed
  • Complying with quality control policies and procedures
  • Learn and implement department and company standards
  • Develop analysis and design skills
  • Participating in team meetings and coordinating efforts with other team members
  • Working with, responding to, and taking direction from Project Managers, Design Managers, Senior Architects, Senior Engineers, Architects or Engineers
  • Working with a team of architects, engineers, interior designers and landscape architects 
Education
  • Currently enrolled as a full-time student in an ABET accredited program and have completed at least their third year of study in one of the following programs:
    • Mechanical Engineering (building design focus)
    • Mechanical Engineering Technology (building design focus)
    • Architectural Engineering (mechanical engineering focus)
    • Energy Engineering
Software Skills
 
Should be able to effectively utilize current company software programs for word processing, e-mail, and information management. 
 
Should have working familiarity with design and production software to a point of being able to utilize the software in the development of project documents and interact with other project team members in their use of the software is highly desirable. 
 
Career Experience
 
One previous engineering internship or relevant work experience is preferred.
  
Other Criteria
  • Ability to arrange housing for the period of employment
  • Ability to prepare effective and concise documents
  • Possess technical precision and creative design skills  
  • Ability to make presentations to a variety of groups
  • Display abilities to work well with others in a team environment

 

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