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Gameplay Engineer Internship Jobs in Wisconsin (NOW HIRING)

Mechanical Designer/Engineer

Milwaukee, WI

$74K - $101K/yr

... Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment, Healthcare or Commercial projects. What a day at EXP has in ... internship experience in the HVAC field for construction projects, including HVAC, piping, and ...

Mechanical Designer/Engineer

Milwaukee, WI · On-site

$74K - $101K/yr

... Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment, Healthcare or Commercial projects. What a day at EXP has in ... internship experience in the HVAC field for construction projects, including HVAC, piping, and ...

Gameplay Engineer Internship information

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Gameplay Engineer Intern, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Gameplay Engineer Intern, you need a solid understanding of programming languages like C++ or C#, basic game development principles, and typically be enrolled in or have completed a computer science or related degree. Familiarity with game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine and version control systems like Git is often required. Strong problem-solving skills, creativity, and effective communication help interns collaborate with designers and other team members. These skills and qualities are crucial for developing engaging gameplay features and efficiently contributing to a collaborative development environment.

What types of projects and tasks can a Gameplay Engineer Intern expect to work on during their internship?

As a Gameplay Engineer Intern, you can expect to work on a variety of tasks ranging from prototyping new game features and mechanics to debugging and optimizing gameplay systems. Interns often collaborate closely with designers, artists, and senior engineers to implement interactive elements, refine user experiences, and ensure smooth integration of gameplay components. The work environment is typically collaborative and fast-paced, providing opportunities to contribute to both ongoing projects and internal tools. These experiences allow interns to develop technical skills and gain valuable insight into the full game development pipeline.

What is a Gameplay Engineer Internship?

A Gameplay Engineer Internship is a temporary position designed for students or recent graduates who are interested in developing technical and creative skills in video game development. Interns in this role work with experienced engineers to design, prototype, and implement gameplay features such as character movement, controls, game mechanics, and user interactions. The internship provides hands-on experience with game engines, programming languages (like C++ or C#), and collaborative tools used in the gaming industry. It is an opportunity to learn how games are built from the ground up and to contribute to real projects, often working closely with designers, artists, and other developers.
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Mechanical Designer/Engineer

Mechanical Designer/Engineer

exp

Milwaukee, WI

$74K - $101K/yr

Full-time

Posted 20 days ago


Job description

At EXP, we're driven to provide innovative solutions for the world's built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world's most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next Mechanical Design Engineer 

Your work environment at EXP

In this role, you will be a part of the MEP Mechanical Team, based Milwaukee, Wisconsin office and have the opportunity to work on the designing HVAC systems for Gaming, Hospitality, Entertainment, Healthcare or Commercial projects.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

  • Perform hands-on CAD using AutoCAD MEP and/or Revit platforms
  • Perform heating and cooling load calculations with industry software (Trace, Energy Pro, DOE)
  • Select and schedule equipment with oversight by senior staff
  • Layout air and water side systems on working drawings
  • Understand fan and pump curves to properly select equipment for application
  • Communicate with equipment vendors to determine requirements for applying products
  • Perform field verification and take-offs of existing systems for renovation projects
  • Coordinate with other disciplines (mep, fp, arch, struct, etc) for HVAC details
  • Maintain the Engineering Calculation Book for projects
  • Understand work planning and manage design process to the available hours in work plan
  • Understand both constant and variable flow systems, and properly apply equipment


 

What your experience looks like

  • 2+ years in designing HVAC systems for gaming, hospitality, entertainment, health care, or commercial projects or recent graduate with internship experience in the HVAC field for construction projects, including HVAC, piping, and plumbing.
  • An Engineering Bachelor's degree specializing in HVAC/Mechanical Engineering
  • Auto CAD, REVIT MEP familiar
  • Good Written and verbal communication
  • EIT Certification is desired.

Our story

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world's built and natural environments.

Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP's predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

What makes us different

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We're committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.

Find out more about life at EXP by visiting www.exp.com.

EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression. 

Should you need any special accommodations, please feel free to contact us at hrsupport@exp.com and we will arrange for the most suitable accommodations based on your needs.