Electrical Engineering Intern Job The Woodlands area,Texas USA,Engineering

Dashiell, an operating unit of Quanta Services (trading as PWR), is a leading national provider of technical and construction services supporting critical electric infrastructure. We serve electric utilities, power generation, industrial, renewable, and energy markets with integrated capabilities spanning planning and system studies, engineering and design, maintenance and testing, program management, construction, and turnkey EPC delivery.

With more than 60 years of experience executing large, complex projects, Dashiell specializes in medium- and high-voltage electrical infrastructure and delivers safe, reliable solutions across the full project lifecycle. Backed by the scale, resources, and safety culture of Quanta Services, Dashiell partners with clients to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers communities and economies. Learn more at ;/strong>

Primary Function:

As a member of a project team, the Electrical Engineering Intern will perform engineering and design duties, which require application of engineering principles. Assignments are closely supervised and designed to further develop employee's job knowledge and abilities.

Duties & Responsibilities

Employee may be called upon to perform any or all of the following functions:

Work with project team to perform specific tasks as assigned for the creation of design documents and drawings for a project, including creating wiring diagrams from schematics, generating bills of materials, and applying field mark-ups of project as-built drawings under direct supervision

Perform engineering support tasks such as relay burden, lighting, simplified load flow, and short circuit calculations under direct supervision

Learn and apply engineering application software to complete engineering tasks such as ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and load flow and short circuit studies under direct supervision

Complete tasks as assigned to meet engineering and design effort project schedule requirements

Learn and apply engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI

Learn and properly use the document management system

Learn and apply corporate standard engineering practices

Spend time at job sites to gain hands-on knowledge and additional training in substation construction and design

Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of his/her work

Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the responsible party

Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments

Perform special projects and complete other duties as assigned or requested.

How You Will Make An Impact

Create design documents, drawings, wiring diagrams, and bills of materials for substation projects under senior engineer supervision.

Perform engineering calculations and studies: relay burden, load flow, short circuit, ground grid design, relay coordination, and transformer sizing.

Apply industry standards (NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, ANSI) and gain hands-on experience at job sites.

Deliver accurate work on schedule, solve problems proactively, and travel to project sites as needed.

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

Working towards a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university is required, a power focus is preferred. Prior internship and/or related work experience in the power field is preferred.

Possess skills in the following areas:

Knowledge of electrical AC/DC fundamentals

Basic knowledge of three phase power systems

Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work in a team environment

Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Demonstrated communication skills, both verbally and written

Knowledge of common word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail software

Physical Requirements:

Ability to sit for extended periods during computer-based work.
Ability to stand and walk intermittently throughout the workday.
Occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
Occasional travel to other offices or meeting locations.

Environmental Conditions

Primarily climate-controlled office environment.
Occasional exposure to field or industrial environments during site visits.

Reasonable…