College Intern - Network Engineering

Location:

Tempe, AZ, US

Date:
May 22, 2026

Requisition

SRP is seeking a motivated College Intern to support our teams while gaining hands‑on experience in a collaborative, mission‑driven environment. This internship offers students the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge to real‑world projects that support SRP’s commitment to delivering reliable, sustainable water and power services.

The Student Intern will provide support to the Network Support Team and clients. The role requires student be enrolled in a minimum of 6 college credits (100+ level) in Fall and Spring semesters.

The student intern will work daily scheduled hours based on the department’s needs, with a minimum requirement of 15 hours and up to 40 hours per week maximum.

• Perform the duties as assigned to maintain and enhance existing network infrastructure.
• Perform network access control (NAC) administrative tasks and research unknown devices that are discovered on the corporate network.
• Assist with network administration functions - ordering, receiving, inventory, asset management, and disposing of equipment.
• Assist with configuring and racking of equipment and cable management.
• Assist network engineers in supporting wired and wireless networks, firewalls, load balancers, and remote access solutions.
• Maintain documentation for processes and procedures.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Access to a recreation and fitness facility
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs:
  College interns are eligible to receive $1000 per calendar year

College level coursework (100+) from an accredited institution will be evaluated on an individual basis according to the skill/level to determine if applicable to the position by management.

The following knowledge and skills are preferred:

• Experience with networking concepts and equipment.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Access, Outlook, Exchange
• Windows Operating Systems
• SharePoint Administration
• Excellent written and oral communications skills

College level coursework (100 or higher) from an accredited institution is preferred. Management will evaluate college-level coursework individually to determine if it is applicable to the position and relevant to the required skills. Knowledge such as accounting, general administrative principles, communications, marketing, personnel, finance, training, business and other non-scientific fields.

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona.

To promote the safety and well‑being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level.

Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre‑employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visas.