Engineering Intern – Thermal & Flow Design (Paid PTO)

International Cooling Tower, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Job summary

International Cooling Tower, Inc. seeks a Mechanical/Chemical Engineering student to assist in thermal and mechanical design review of HRSG/boiler systems, ensuring that steam flows, purity, and emissions meet requirements.

You will support Applications/Mechanical and Project Engineers, design flow manipulators and drum internals, and help with piping layouts to maintain proper velocities and pressure drops across operating conditions.

Qualifications

• Mechanical/Chemical Engineering student pursuing related coursework.
• Interest in Heat Transfer, Fluid Flow, Thermodynamics.
• Proficient with MS Office to maintain accurate records.
• Professional conduct and effective communication with internal and external customers.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to coordinate multiple deadlines.
• Desire to grow within the company and contribute to process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in performing thermal and mechanical design review of HRSG/boiler systems to assure that the design will meet all process requirements and guarantees (steam flows, steam purity, pressure drops, emissions etc.).
• Bring to the attention of the Applications/Mechanical and Project Engineer differences in the as sold design and customer specifications.
• Design all flow manipulators (vanes, perforated plates, etc.) to achieve the required gas flow distribution.
• Design drum internals to achieve the required steam purity.
• Assist in the review/design all pipe sizes and layout, including circulation piping, to assure that proper velocities and pressure drops are maintained over all operating conditions.
• Develop a mechanical flow diagram, if required, showing all design temperatures and pressures.
• Develop process flow diagrams/summaries, if required, showing flows, temperatures and pressures at different operating conditions.
• Assist in the production and maintenance of the project data sheet throughout the course of the project.
• Assist with the development of project specific technical specifications for the procurement of auxiliary equipment such as fans, burners, catalyst, deaerators, pumps, etc.
• Interface with the Applications Engineers on design changes/improvements.
• Assist in the review of vendor drawings to assure that the process guarantees will be met (burner duty and catalyst emissions are examples).
• Provide feedback for improvements of application computer programs (TCAP, CIRC, etc.) to the Information Technology department.
• Provide information to the Engineering Department for the development of new programs and/or standards.

Skills

Heat Transfer

Fluid Flow

Thermodynamics

MS Office

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Mechanical/Chemical Engineering student

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

International Cooling Tower, Inc. seeks a Mechanical/Chemical Engineering student to assist in thermal and mechanical design review of HRSG/boiler systems, ensuring that steam flows, purity, and emissions meet requirements.

You will support Applications/Mechanical and Project Engineers, design flow manipulators and drum internals, and help with piping layouts to maintain proper velocities and pressure drops across operating conditions.