Electrical Engineering Intern
About The Position
Otis Elevator Company is hiring an Electrical Engineering Intern for a full-time, paid summer internship in Florence, South Carolina. The summer 2027 internship typically lasts 10–12 weeks and offers hands-on experience through meaningful electrical engineering projects, training, and ongoing performance feedback. Interns work alongside experienced engineers and gain exposure to electrical system integration, circuit analysis, controller testing, data analysis, and hardware–software interfaces. Successful completion may lead to additional career opportunities. Potential projects include optimizing IoT commissioning tools; evaluating fuse selection and circuit protection through simulation; and helping develop and test a simulator for a new elevator controller. Interns document findings and collaborate with the engineering team.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
- Ability to work in a highly team-oriented and dynamic environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Self-motivated, with the ability to manage several simultaneous projects and responsibilities.
- Excellent analytical and technical skills.
Responsibilities
- Apply electrical engineering knowledge to hands-on projects involving digital tools, circuit analysis, and controller testing.
- Help improve tools used to configure, connect, and verify IoT-enabled elevator equipment.
- Explore commissioning workflows, troubleshoot connectivity and configuration issues, and identify ways to simplify setup.
- Support simulation-based evaluation of fuse selection and electrical circuit protection.
- Investigate how operating loads, startup currents, and fault conditions affect fuse behavior, and compare results with component specifications under engineering guidance.
- Document simulation findings and identify options for further engineering review.
- Help develop and refine a test simulator for a new elevator controller.
- Create simulated inputs and outputs and test scenarios for normal operation and fault conditions.
- Support troubleshooting of controller responses in a controlled test environment and document results for the engineering team.
Benefits
- Paid internship.
- Continuous training and performance feedback.
- Potential additional career opportunities after successful completion of the internship.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
