Mechanical Engineering Intern, Boilers

Job Description

NOTE: This summer internship is for up to 13 weeks, starting from the first day of the internship and ending no later than September 4, 2026. Interns are expected to work 35 hours per week in person.

Mechanical Engineering Intern, Boilers

Job Description

About the Team

At the NYC Department of Buildings, we are responsible for ensuring the safe and lawful use of buildings and properties by enforcing the NYC Construction Codes, Energy Code and Zoning Resolution. We facilitate compliant development with integrity, efficiency, and professionalism. As an agency, we are committed to remaining a premier municipal building organization, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all New Yorkers and making our city safer. As an employer, we are committed to improving our performance and developing procedures that are streamlined, understandable, and transparent.

The Boilers unit performs inspections of the condition, design, operation, and installation of boilers, fuel oil storage, and other pressure vessels and related equipment.


Position Responsibilities

Under the direction and supervision of the Director, Boilers, the intern will:

- Perform technical research and communicate with boiler manufacturers

- Analyze schematics, drawings, and details

- Research codes


Major/ Field of Study

Must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program in:

~ Mechanical Engineering; or

~ Mechanical Engineering Technology

SUMMER COLLEGE INTERN - 10234

Qualifications

As of June of the Program year the prospective intern must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
NOTE: Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.