About Bodwé Professional Services Group

Bodwé is the Professional Services Group of Mno-Bmadsen, the investment enterprise and a wholly owned instrumentality of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. We are architects, planners, consultants, designers, engineers, scientists, and federal contractors, committed to growing the economy and legacy of the Pokagon Band and supporting its more than 6,000 citizens. We enhance space and place in partnership with clients that span the country and business sectors, offering full-service architecture and engineering services as well as contract support services for federal agencies. We design and build, preserve and restore, mitigate and manage, serve and problem solve.

About The Steelhead Engineering Company

We offer MEP engineering and full-service design services for many building types and scales. We are a Tribally-owned, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) company, inspired by the water clans of the Pokagon Band to care for dynamic natural elements and ensuring that materials, energy, and environmental resources are in right relationship with people. 

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Mechanical Engineering Intern to join our Buildings Services Branch for Summer 2025 in our Kalamazoo, MI office.

Accommodation Requests

We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, contact our HR Director (April Hawkins) at 269-927-0144 or careers@bodwegroup.com.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist technical staff on day-to-day projects.
• Assist with design calculations, sketches, technical comparisons, and similar technical work as the assignment requires.
• Confer with engineers about preparing plans.
• Read and review project drawings and plans.
• Use Revit software to draft documents for the project. Work will be performed under the guidance of Engineers.
• Prepares engineering exhibits and technical documents.
• Assist with other duties as requested.

Qualifications and Experience

Required Education, Licensure/Certifications, or Experience:

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a related program.
• Ability to stay organized and prioritize tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess solid problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work in a high-paced environment.
• Must be proficient or able to learn O365 programs.
• Ability to quickly learn Revit.

 Preferred Education, Licensure/Certifications, or Experience:

• Previous internship experience in a MEP firm.
• Understanding of Revit.

Working Environment

This is an on-site position that requires the employee to be in the office in Kalamazoo, MI. The employee performs most of the work in a temperature-controlled office environment.

Additionally, this role may be able to attend a site visit. During site visits, there may be exposure to a variety of environmental conditions such as being outdoors, being in indoor non-temperature-controlled environments, and maneuvering into tight spaces to scan existing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and piping systems.

Physical Demands

Sitting/Standing: This role is generally sedentary, performing sitting work utilizing technological office equipment, including a laptop, mouse, keyboard, computer monitors, telephones, scanners, and copiers.

Walking: This role requires the ability to move about inside the office to access the required technological equipment. During site visits, this role requires the ability to traverse various project sites and buildings that will have uneven surfaces.

Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling: This role may require stooping to reload printer trays with print paper, moving equipment, and managing cords. During site visits, this role requires the ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl to set up scanning devices that will scan an existing structure.

Using Hands/Fingers: This role constantly operates technological office equipment such as laptops, mice, keyboards, computer monitors, telephones, scanners, and copiers.

Talking/Hearing: This role requires constant communication with others in the organization to exchange information, review information, and make decisions about information.

Seeing: This role requires seeing, viewing, and distinguishing all aspects of internal and external communications. This role requires the ability to view existing building structures inside and out to determine where scanning devices should be placed to get the required scans for the project.

Carrying/Lifting: This role requires lifting up to 30lbs to transport technological office equipment to and from various workspaces.   

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Native American Hiring Preference

Our parent company, Mno-Bmadsen, prefers to hire Pokagon citizens who are qualified and suitable for available positions. For purposes of this section, “qualified” means that the applicant meets the technical and experiential needs for employment; and “suitable” means that the candidate appears to be the best fit considering present circumstances and conditions. Targeted preference is in the following order:

• First, to qualified Pokagon Band citizens; and
• Second, to qualified spouses, and qualified custodial parents; and
• Third, to other qualified Native Americans; and
• Fourth, to all other qualified applicants

Any determinations as to the applicability of the Pokagon hiring preference are at the discretion of each Company President.

Branch: Buildings Services

Reporting Entity: The Steelhead Engineering, LLC

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt

Hours Per Week: 40

Reporting Status: On-Site

Reporting Locations (if any): Kalamazoo, MI  

Reports To: Director of MEP Engineering

Manages Others: No

Overnight Travel: Up to 5%