Mechanical Engineer

Jane Street

New York, NY

Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in infrastructure design and a background in mechanical or electrical engineering.

Best fit for

Candidates with a mechanical or electrical engineering degree and experience in infrastructure design or data center environments
— “Pursuing a mechanical or electrical engineering degree; hands-on experience in one or more of these areas is preferred”
Individuals who can integrate complex engineering requirements into high-demand environments and explain their methods clearly
— “Integrate complex engineering requirements into trading and data center designs”
Those who are comfortable working in IT-centric environments and are open to learning skills beyond their discipline
— “Comfortable in an IT-centric environment”

Things to consider

The role requires site visits for project analysis and construction progress monitoring
— “Visit project sites to analyze existing conditions and project construction progress for all engineering disciplines”
There is a focus on sustainability and wellness goals for data centers and office spaces
— “Interested in sustainability and wellness goals for data centers and office spaces”

How to stand out

Highlight experience with sustainable design and communication of technical details in reports
— “Research and implement innovative and sustainable design solutions in high-demand usage spaces”
Emphasize your ability to explain engineering decisions and methods using first principles
— “able to explain methods/results”
Showcase your experience in preparing detailed project documentation like field reports
— “Prepare project documents, including but not limited to meeting minutes, field reports, and investigation reports”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid Level

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What success looks like

Contributed to the design and management of reliable trading floors and data centers

Typical background

Pursuing a mechanical or electrical engineering degree

Skills & requirements

Required

Mechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringInfrastructure DesignResiliency Planning

Preferred

SustainabilityWellness

Stack & domain

EIT

About the role

Original posting from Jane Street

About the position
Our goal is to give you a real sense of what it's like to work at Jane Street full time while also providing a truly unparalleled educational experience. As an intern, you are paired with full-time employees who act as mentors, collaborating with you on real-world projects we actually need done.
As a Mechanical Engineer Intern, you’ll support a highly technical group that is responsible for providing our trading and data center environments. The group’s goal is to design and manage reliable trading floors and data centers that optimize the work experience at Jane Street.
You will work with the group to perform research analysis and design resilient systems within our data centers and office spaces. Over the course of your internship, you’ll learn to:
Think about infrastructure design and resiliency associated with trading environments
Understand the communication protocol topology necessary for critical infrastructure monitoring and trending
Research and implement innovative and sustainable design solutions in high-demand usage spaces
Integrate complex engineering requirements into trading and data center designs
Visit project sites to analyze existing conditions and project construction progress for all engineering disciplines
Prepare project documents, including but not limited to meeting minutes, field reports, and investigation reports
Plan for design capacity with a local and global perspective
Collaborate in a fast-paced environment with engineers and non-engineers
Learn more about Jane Street’s internship program here.
About you
We don’t expect you to have a background in finance or any other specific field—we’re looking for smart people who enjoy solving interesting problems. We’re more interested in how you think and learn than what you currently know. You should be:
Pursuing a mechanical or electrical engineering degree; hands-on experience in one or more of these areas is preferred
Open-minded and willing to learn engineering skills outside of a specific discipline
Comfortable in an IT-centric environment
A strong communicator who can describe detailed problems with brevity and accuracy
Able to demonstrate well-reasoned engineering decisions and sound design experience
Proficient at using AI tools to increase efficiency while having a strong understanding of engineering first principals and able to explain methods/results
Interested in sustainability and wellness goals for data centers and office spaces
Pursuing professional engineering licensure (EIT is recommended)

Source: Jane Street careers