Mechanical Engineering Intern | Summer 2027

DLR Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

DLR Group in Dallas and Houston seeks a Mechanical Engineering Intern for the South Central Region to contribute to mechanical design for buildings, collaborating with engineers and other disciplines from concept through construction documentation.

The EPX Program offers mentorship, hands-on project work, and weekly learning sessions during May 18 – Aug 6, 2027. This paid, full-time internship provides real-world experience in a collaborative design environment.

Qualifications

• Completed at least one year in an ABET-accredited Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering program.
• Experience or interest in BIM workflows (e.g., Autodesk Revit MEP).

Responsibilities

• Work with a licensed engineer designing mechanical systems for new construction and/or building renovation projects
• Attend design team meetings with a mechanical engineer and observe coordination within a multi-disciplinary team
• Assist a mechanical engineer with the design and development of construction documents primarily using Revit
• Visit an active construction site (contingent on the status of local construction projects)
• Develop HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection designs from concept through completion

Skills

BIM

Revit MEP

Education

ABET-accredited Mechanical or Architectural Engineering program

Tools

Autodesk Revit MEP

Job description

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

Role

DLR Group's South Central Region has an opening for a Mechanical Engineering Summer Intern.

This role could be based in the following studios:

• Dallas, Texas
• Houston, Texas

About EPX At DLR Group

As an intern at DLR Group, you’ll be part of our Emerging Professional Experience (EPX) Program, designed to give you a meaningful introduction to life within an integrated design firm and a strong foundation for your career in the AEC industry.

Each person at DLR Group has a design voice, and EPX gives you opportunities to develop and share yours. Through hands-on project work, mentorship, and learning experiences, you’ll gain exposure to the people, disciplines, and ideas that shape the built environment. You may participate in design discussions, project meetings, site visits, business development efforts, office activities, and other experiences that broaden your understanding of the design profession.

The program combines three core components: mentorship, project work, and weekly learning sessions. Topics may include design culture, sustainability, design technology, communication, marketing and business development, project and resource management, research, equity, career development, and more. Along the way, you’ll hear from leaders and integrated designers across DLR Group and build connections with fellow emerging professionals.

Position Summary

As a Mechanical Engineering Intern at DLR Group, you will be an important part of our integrated design team, contributing to the design of mechanical systems for buildings of various types, sizes, and complexities. Working alongside mechanical engineers and professionals across architecture, engineering, interiors, and other disciplines, you will gain hands-on experience with the design process from early concepts and system development through documentation and construction administration.

Our Summer Internship Program is a paid, full-time opportunity running May 18 through August 6, 2027, and interns are expected to participate for the duration of the program. This is an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in the classroom, build your technical and professional skills, and contribute your perspective to design solutions that support our brand promise of Elevating the Human Experience through design.

What you will do

• Work with a licensed engineer designing mechanical systems for new construction and/or building renovation projects
• Attend design team meetings with a mechanical engineer and observe the coordination that occurs among the team members of a multi-disciplinary design team
• Assist a mechanical engineer with the design and development of construction documents primarily using Revit
• Visit an active construction site (contingent on the status of local construction projects)
• Develop HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection designs from concept through completion

Required Qualifications

• Completed at least one year at an ABET-accredited Mechanical Engineering or Architectural Engineering program
• Experience or interest in BIM (e.g. Autodesk Revit MEP) workflow

Preferred Qualifications

• Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam
• Interest in architectural building design
• A third-year student in an accredited engineering program

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of a school/employment or any other visa, regardless of expiration date, now or in the future.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.