Mechanical Co-op / CAD Operator Summer 2026

Job Description

Job Description

M / E Engineering (is now Salas O’Brien Consulting and Engineering Group of New York, Inc.) is currently interviewing students pursuing a Mechanical Engineering degree for a Mechanical Co-op / CAD Operator in our Schenectady, NY office from May 2026 - August 2026. We are a full-service MEP engineering firm providing design and technology services to our clients. Our team of nearly 200 engineers and design professionals work to create built environments that support a sustainable future for the communities we live in, work in, and care deeply about. M / E Engineering is committed to leveraging the talent of a diverse workforce to create great opportunities for our business and our people.

Responsibilities

• Performs assignments designed to develop professional work knowledge and abilities requiring application of standard techniques, and procedures in carrying out computer aided design (CAD) tasks.
• Works under direct supervision of CAD Operator, Designer or Engineer.
• Supervisor screens assignments for unusual or difficult problems and selects techniques and procedures to be applied on non-routine work.
• Receives close supervision on new aspects of assignments.
• Receives instructions on specific assignment objectives, complex features and solutions.
• Performs conventional designs, investigations, and surveys for which there are standard procedures.
• Prepares sketches and performs other activities of standard procedures and limited scope requiring knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed.
• Applies standard practices and techniques, adjusts and correlates data, recognizes discrepancies and follows design through a series of related steps.
• Prepares drawings, locates outlets and devices following detailed layouts and routine drawings.
• Prepares drawings from architectural plans.
• Copies details.
• Inputs mechanical and / or electrical work from freehand sketches.
• Files blueprints, catalogs, etc.

Education and Experience

Compensation

M / E Engineering (is now Salas O’Brien Consulting and Engineering Group of New York, Inc.) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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