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Join Our Team

At U-CREW, students gain real-world experience by conducting energy assessments throughout the Intermountain Region. Working alongside faculty mentors, professional engineers, and industry professionals, the team visits facilities to analyze operations, identify efficiency opportunities, and recommend practical solutions. Through this process, students build technical and analytical skills while contributing to projects that can deliver measurable energy and emissions reductions.

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Employment Application

Please use the link below to submit your application to join U-CREW. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

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Why Join U-CREW

Hands-on Experience

Work with manufacturers and commercial businesses across the Intermountain Region to identify energy- and cost-saving opportunities.

Mentorship & Collaboration

Learn alongside University of Utah faculty, staff engineers, and experienced graduate mentors.Ã‚Â

Meaningful Impact

See your work translate into measurable results, including reduced emissions, lower energy costs, and a more sustainable future.

Mixed group of students with and without hard hats collaborating around a desk in a conference room. Mixed group of students with and without hard hats collaborating around a desk in a conference room.

U-CREW team performing an energy assessment for a manufacturing client. U-CREW team performing an energy assessment for a manufacturing client.

Student Involvement and Career Development

As part of the U-CREW team, youl take what you've learned in the classroom and apply it to real energy challenges across the Intermountain region. Through fieldwork, analysis, and collaboration with faculty and industry partners, you'll gain practical experience that prepares you for both academic and professional success.

Professional Growth

Work side-by-side with faculty mentors and industry experts to gain practical experience, build leadership skills, and strengthen your technical portfolio.

Networking and Exposure

Connect with local manufacturers, sustainability professionals, and research partners to expand your professional network and explore future opportunities.

Career Momentum

Turn your project experience into results practical career skills that prepare you for roles in engineering, research, or sustainability.

What You'll Do

As a member of the U-CREW team, you will apply what you learn in the classroom to real-world energy challenges. Every project gives you a chance to collaborate with professionals, build technical expertise, and make a measurable difference for businesses, schools, and communities.

Conduct on-site energy assessments

Visit manufacturing plants, schools, and other facilities to evaluate equipment, gather data, and identify energy-saving opportunities.

Analyze data

Turn real-world data into meaningful insights by calculating savings, modeling systems, and developing clear, actionable recommendations for clients.

contribute to Research

Support faculty- and student-led studies in areas such as air quality, techno-economic analysis, life-cycle assessment, and energy modeling.

Join the U-CREW Team

Please complete the application form below to express your interest in joining our team.