Co-Operative Assistant-Electric Engineers

Consumers Energy•Jackson, MI

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Summer Intern, you will work alongside industry professionals on real-world projects that drive impact across our operations. Whether you're analyzing energy consumption data, supporting infrastructure upgrades, or contributing to clean energy initiatives, your work will help shape a more sustainable and efficient energy future. Interns of all levels will work as part of a larger team to provide hands-on support and design/development for various engineering, engineering technology, IT, Security, Business aspects of our business. This could include work in energy delivery – electric engineering, gas engineering, energy operations, cyber security, information technology and more. Interns will help create a better tomorrow for the communities we serve! In addition to working alongside full-time employees carrying out the duties of each business function for the company, interns will have the option to participate in a number of additional optional events within the program. This includes Intern networking events, company tours, and the consistently top-ranked philanthropic event, the Intern Challenge.

Requirements

Currently pursuing Bachelor's in Engineering at ABET school OR currently pursuing a Master's in Engineering at ABET school OR currently pursuing an Engineering-related Master's while having completed a Bachelor's in Engineering at ABET school
Minimum GPA requirement of 2.7 or higher
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, e.g., H-1B, TN, etc. Please do not apply if you will need immigration sponsorship for a work visa now or in the future, including sponsorship for H-1B, TN, etc., now or in the future.
We are unable to hire individuals with CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT for this position as the position is not eligible for participation in the H-1B lottery program and is not eligible for current or future immigration sponsorship for a work visa.

Nice To Haves

Ability to be flexible and adaptable to new assignments and projects
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Attitude and aptitude to learn new skills and concepts
Ability and willingness to work independently or as part of a team in order to complete tasks
Prior work and/or internship experience
Hands-on experience with MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

Discuss problems, prioritize work, and provide technical expertise.
Supports the administrative activities of the work area such as data entry, copy, filing, document organizing.
Design and Improving processes to ensure efficiency and reliability while performing regular maintenance with problem analysis and troubleshooting.
Work as part of a larger team to provide hands-on support and development for various supply chain aspects of our business. This could include work in; project management, emergency management, finance, human resources, strategy, governance and compliance, supplier diversity, inventory and sourcing analytics, supplier performance, supplier control, issue resolution, warehousing and more.
Cyber security roles may involve either deploying new security technologies or using our existing tools and processes to detect and respond to security incidents. Physical security roles work with our field investigators in a variety of capacities responding to incidents, conducting investigations and completing small projects. Compliance roles assist our team with managing various regulatory requirements such as NERC/CIP, PCI and TSA regulations. This work includes monitoring of controls, audits, assessments and small projects. Our program management function has a variety of needs including project management, process mapping/creation, security awareness, risk and privacy.
Provide hands on support and assistance and application of engineering techniques to teams for development of for various projects and tasks.
Demonstrate the ability to apply standard engineering techniques and theories to help solve basic problems.
Ability to perform and design experiments and write summary test reports.
Analyzing and collecting data and recording findings.
Testing and evaluating production process to find areas for further improvements.
Other duties as assigned or may be necessary