MECHANICAL SALES ENGINEER INTERN: DES MOINES & OMAHA

Mechanical Sales Engineer Intern

Employment Type: Internship

Compensation: Paid internship

Schedule: Flexible schedule options available (part-time during the academic year and/or full-time summer opportunities, depending on availability)

Locations: Omaha, NE | Des Moines, IA

Launch Your Engineering Career in Mission-Critical Infrastructure Every building relies on complex mechanical systems, but some facilities simply cannot afford failure.

At Data Power Technology Group (DPT), we partner with engineers, contractors, manufacturers, and building owners to help apply innovative mechanical solutions for hospitals, universities, industrial facilities, and some of the nation's most advanced data centers.

As a Mechanical Engineering Sales Intern, you'll work alongside experienced professionals applying classroom knowledge to real-world projects while gaining exposure to HVAC systems, mission-critical cooling, energy-efficient technologies, and how technical expertise is applied to develop solutions for complex building systems.

Why This Internship is Different One of the greatest advantages of interning with DPT is the breadth of experience you'll gain. Unlike many internships that expose you to a single product, one engineering discipline, or one phase of a project, you'll experience the entire building lifecycle. This unique perspective gives you an understanding of how engineering decisions are made from concept to completion; experience that will serve you throughout your career.

What You'll Do Working alongside experienced engineers and technical professionals, you may:

• Assist with selecting and applying commercial HVAC equipment for a variety of building types.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, and equipment schedules.
• Learn how mechanical systems are designed for commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, universities, industrial applications, and mission-critical data centers.
• Participate in design coordination meetings with consulting engineers, contractors, manufacturers, and owners.
• Visit active construction sites and operating mechanical systems.
• Assist in preparing equipment selections, submittals, and technical documentation.
• Gain exposure to chilled water systems, hydronics, air movement, building controls, heat transfer, and energy-efficient technologies.
• Learn about rapidly evolving cooling technologies supporting AI and high-density data centers.
• Complete a meaningful engineering project and present your recommendations to company leadership at the conclusion of your internship.

What You'll Learn Throughout your internship you'll gain practical experience in:

• Commercial HVAC applications
• Mechanical system design concepts
• Equipment selection and application engineering
• Reading construction drawings and specifications
• Mission-critical and data center cooling
• Energy-efficient building systems
• Project coordination
• Engineering consulting
• Professional communication with engineers, contractors, and owners

A Typical Week Might Include Every week is different, but your experience could include:

• Participating in an engineering design review for a new healthcare facility
• Visiting an active construction site with one of our engineering professionals.
• Assisting with equipment selections for a university, hospital, or data center project.
• Attending a manufacturer training session on the latest HVAC technologies.
• Collaborating with your mentor on an engineering project while learning directly from experienced professionals.

We're Looking For We're seeking students who are curious, motivated, and excited to solve real engineering challenges.

Qualifications include:

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. Junior or Senior standing preferred.
• Interest in HVAC systems, energy efficiency, building technologies, or mission-critical infrastructure.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• A desire to learn and grow professionally.

About Data Power Technology Group Data Power Technology Group is an engineering-focused manufacturers representative specializing in HVAC, hydronic, plumbing, and mission-critical infrastructure solutions throughout Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and the Dakotas.

Representing more than 100 industry-leading manufacturers, we partner with consulting engineers, contractors, and building owners to help develop and deliver innovative mechanical solutions for commercial, institutional, industrial, and mission-critical facilities.

Our purpose is simple: Aggressively and relentlessly anticipating and exceeding our customers' and clients' expectations every day, while always building trust. We believe in investing in people, sharing knowledge, and developing future industry leaders.

Start Your Engineering Journey If you want an internship where you'll do more than observe, where you'll solve real-world problems, learn from industry experts, and gain a unique perspective on how engineers, contractors, manufacturers, and owners work together to bring complex mechanical systems to life, we'd love to meet you.

Data Power Technology Group