What are the responsibilities and job description for the Designer Intern position at Affiliated Engineers, Inc.?
Overview
Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is a leading, multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm and collaborative community of over 800 employees who plan, design, and deliver high-performance, innovative, and holistic engineering solutions — positively impacting society and advancing humankind.
Recognized in the Top 20 Engineering Firms and Top 3 Science and Technology Firms since 2000 by Building Design Construction Magazine and #34 of the Top 100 Green Design Firms and #119 of the Top 500 Design Firms by Engineering News-Record, AEI is dedicated to enabling the next generation of medical and technological innovation through remarkable building design and designing efficient energy and utility system solutions that balance optimum reliability with the flexibility to meet future load requirements and fuel sources through award-winning projects.
From collaborating with the California Air Resources Board to transform air quality in the world’s largest, zero net energy emissions testing facility to creating human-centric, technically advanced clinical environments that elevate communities — such as Healthcare Design Magazine's 2022 Design Showcase Winner, Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Venice, Florida — our work reflects the highest standards in sustainable design practices, showcasing our expertise in planning, analysis, design, construction administration, and commissioning of power generation, chilled water, steam and hot water production, and distribution systems with over 200 miles of thermal utilities.
As a Designer Intern in our Overland Park, KS office, you will help us empower our clients to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing power industry through improvement of systems for all types of facilities and help us empower our clients to achieve energy-efficient building solutions, and create a better, cleaner future for all.
Here’s why we need you:
In this role, you will convert system design concepts into specific layouts by utilizing information outlined by senior team members.
Expertise of our most successful Designer Intern:
- Enrollment in an Associate’s degree program from a related field.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD and Revit. AutoCAD Plant 3D experience a plus.
- Attention to detail.
Effective skills to help you flourish:
- Strong spoken and written communications skills.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Quick technical comprehension and motivation focused on client outcomes.
- Able to effectively prioritize multiple tasks.
- Effective working individually and within team environments.
Our dedication to you:
- AEI passionately invests in our brilliant talent by allowing for personal and professional growth through supporting clients like NASA; National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); the US Department of Energy; and many other regional clients in the electrical generation, higher education, and manufacturing sectors.
- Our flexible and collaborative work environment demonstrates our dedication to employee appreciation and collective commitment to excellence.
- We provide the opportunity to assist local and regional utilities and communities improve and modernize their systems. This includes assisting clients such as Evergy and with upgrading their aging utility infrastructures, University of Kansas design one of their innovative lab buildings, University of Missouri-Columbia on replacing their steam turbines, and the University of Colorado-Boulder on installing new combustion turbines.
- Our culture encourages professional development while adhering to a set of core values that drive company and team decisions. Our commitment to these values – innovation and expertise, integrity, communication, quality, responsibility, opportunity, and growth – informs both project decisions and behavior amongst colleagues and clients
- An exceptional benefits package (health, dental, vision) and a year-end bonus based on company profits, individual responsibility, and performance.
We provide the tools and a support system to ensure a thriving career. If this environment and opportunity to work on world-changing projects align with your goals, we would be thrilled to meet you.
Come and collaborate with us!
To be considered, apply online at https://aeieng.com/about/careers/.
If you know other candidates that would excel at this position, please share this posting with them directly via email, or to your network on LinkedIn.
AEI is proud to be an EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled.
