MPR Associates, Inc. (MPR), a thriving multi-discipline, specialty engineering services and consulting firm founded in 1964, is seeking talented junior or senior engineering students for paid co-op engineering opportunities. If you have an excellent academic background, desire to grow professionally, seek a rewarding career, and want to be engaged in important and technically stimulating projects which benefit society and make an impact, MPR may be the right company for you.
General Job Description
MPR has a wide and growing client base in the fields of electric power (generation, both renewable and nuclear, as well as transmission & distribution), federal services, and health and life sciences. We work throughout the United States as well as internationally. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, we also have offices in East Lyme, Connecticut, Burlington, Massachusetts, and Salt Lake City, Utah. We are actively searching for students excelling in a variety of technical disciplines, including:
We offer the opportunity for students to work and learn across multiple project disciplines, to help formulate collaboration and deliver technically informed business insights to our clients. Typical engineering projects may involve:
The ideal candidate is able to work collaboratively on engineering teams as well as independently to produce high-quality technical deliverables. Students will work on project teams with junior and senior engineers giving them the opportunity to learn from and work with recognized industry-wide experts.
Successful candidates will possess an excellent academic record, be highly motivated and proactive, and have a strong desire to pursue a technical career path. In addition, successful candidates will have the following skills and capabilities:
Positions are available during the spring, summer, and fall semesters in our corporate headquarters located in Alexandria, VA, as well as in our branch offices in East Lyme, Connecticut, and Burlington, Massachusetts.
MPR Associates, Inc. will also provide a housing stipend for those who incur housing costs during their employment.
MPR Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, who participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other classification as required by applicable laws. MPR is a certified Virginia Values Veterans (V3) employer.

In 1964, a trio of visionary engineers, from Admiral Rickover's Naval nuclear propulsion program, set out to form a company built around technical excellence. The three – Harry Mandil, Bob Panoff, and Ted Rockwell – completed their vision by forming MPR Associates and laying a foundation that remains today.
MPR is a specialty engineering and management services firm delivering value to clients around the globe. Our engineers work in and across, multiple markets including: Power & Energy, Nuclear Technologies, Transmission & Distribution, Health & Life Sciences, and Federal. This cross-disciplinary interaction and knowledge sharing delivers optimal results.
With nearly 250 employees, MPR's strongest and most valuable asset is our people, who combine technical insight with an unparalleled breadth of engineering capabilities. For almost 60 years, MPR has delivered excellence across the entire project or product life-cycle to benefit its clients and society as a whole.