Electrical Engineering Intern | Urbandale, IA

Electrical Engineering Intern

IMEG is hiring an Electrical Engineering Intern in Urbandale, Iowa to work closely with a team of experienced engineers and consultants on engineering analysis, design, and implementation oversight of electrical systems in buildings. Over 10-12 weeks, you will gain hands-on experience supporting real project work alongside experienced professionals.

In this role, you will help the team work within project budgets, collaborate with cross-functional disciplines, and support project progress through documentation and periodic job site observations. You will contribute to building projects with strong higher-education, lab, campus, and health-science coordination while advancing high-performance, energy-efficient design aligned with MEP
2050 and AIA
2030.

Location:

Urbandale, IA

Discipline:
Electrical Engineering

Markets:
Commercial and institutional

Work Schedule:

Full-time in office, 10-12 week summer program

Program Length: 10-12 week summer program

Sponsorship:
Not available

• Assist with engineering analysis, design, and implementation oversight of electrical systems in buildings

• Assist with design portions of projects related to discipline systems according to code and IMEG standards

• Support project work within the project's monetary budget while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet project goals and client expectations

• Assist with researching resources for commercially available equipment

• Assist with good client relations, project design notebook, and documentation for permanent record files

• Assist with coordinating design and schedule with other disciplines such as architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, technology, clerical and equipment suppliers

• Assist with documenting design decisions, meetings, and instructions from client promptly while monitoring project design progress

• Assist with review of all project documents for accuracy and completeness prior to requesting a final check

• Assist with preparation and issuance of addendum information

• Conduct periodic job site observations and all other services as required by the contract services agreement

Required Education

• Completed at least 2 years towards a Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent required

Required Skills/Abilities

• Strong interest in design consulting

• Previous exposure to CAD and/or Building Information Model software

• Proficient with MS Office Suite including but not limited to Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Ability to clearly communicate in both oral and written communication to individuals or groups

Preferred

• Prior internship experience in the building design consulting industry preferred

• Work is heavily higher-education focused, with recurring mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology, and energy-modeling scope on classrooms, science buildings, student housing, and health-science projects. That pattern suggests a strong full-service MEP team with especially solid experience in lab, campus, and complex student-facility coordination.

• A notable additional signal is the health-sciences and research tilt, including geothermal/all-electric and lab-intensive work at Des Moines University and Drake University.

• Recent work includes BASF / Malcolm / New Service, Industrial;
The Marshalltown Company / Marshalltown, IA / Mezzanine buildout., Industrial; and Wells Fargo / Hoffman Estates, IL / Alarm Redesign, Commercial.

We put people at the center of who we are, creating positive outcomes for people, communities, and our planet.

• A paid internship with real, hands-on project work, not busywork

• A structured program with an assigned mentor and a cohort of fellow interns

• A clear path to full-time: many interns and co-ops convert to full-time roles at IMEG

• IDEA Program: a firm-wide innovation accelerator where employees across every discipline develop and scale new tools, from VR and AI to carbon-reduction technology

• Real impact from day one: at IMEG, an intern once became our Virtual Reality leader

• Exposure across disciplines and offices at a 100+ office, employee-owned firm

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