Electrical Engineering Internship Opportunities

Application of standard electrical engineering techniques and procedures. This includes standard design of electrical systems, assisting lead engineers with various project duties, and other duties as assigned.

Opportunities as an Electrical Engineering Intern exist in multiple market segments and locations. Specific assignments and project work varies depending on the market segments and locations. Please see below for information on each market:

Aviation & Federal

Project types include military and airport facilities, such as terminals and aircraft maintenance hangars, to fueling distribution systems and microgrids. Design work includes power distribution systems, voice/data networks, fiber optics, modern lighting systems, security/access control systems, and fire alarm systems.

Cyber Security

Provides extensive network security solutions ranging from vulnerability assessments to large security architectures. Includes analyzing complex networks for security vulnerabilities, performing network assessments, network security designs, RFP responses, proposal writing, development of statement of work, and many other consultant functions.

Global Facilities

Project areas include on-site energy, healthcare, manufacturing, commercial architecture and food processing & consumer products facilities. Design work includes power distribution systems, instrumentation and controls, voice/data networks, fiber optics, security systems, and fire alarm systems.

Networks, Integration and Automation

Design and planning of telecommunications and wide area networks on various projects for electric utilities. Projects include supervisory control and data acquisition, distribution automation, cyber security, microwave radio, wireless networks, fiber optics, and smart grid.

Oil, Gas, & Chemical

Electrical work includes design of electrical rooms, control rooms, and all aspects of providing power to the industrial clients we serve such as lighting, grounding, lightning protection, cable selection, motor control, uninterruptible power systems, low and high voltage equipment, and cable raceway design in ethanol & bio-fuels plants, chemical plants, refineries, pipeline & liquid terminals. This group performs power flow & fault analysis, protective relaying studies and equipment purchasing. Instrumentation and controls work includes design for sensing and controlling pressure, temperature, level, flow and other parameters. Complex equipment is purchased for analyzing chemical composition products in the plant. Design of plant instrumented safety systems and computer control of equipment is accomplished by the instrumentation group

Substations

Design of high voltage (13,000 to 500,000 volt) electrical substations. Areas of design include substation layout, power system analysis and control/ relay systems for a variety of clients across the country.

Transmission Planning

Work includes analysis of electrical transmission systems, including running models, simulations and report writing. Projects include generation interconnection studies, load flow analysis, dynamic studies and distribution master plan support

Qualifications

• Pursuit of bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program.
• Minimum of a 3.0 GPA strongly preferred.
• Prior internship and/or related consulting experience preferred.
• Completion of FE exam strongly preferred
• Involvement on campus or in the community.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently (i.e. without time limitations, without restrictions or without need for work sponsorship) in the country where this position is located.

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