Engineering intern

Interstates • Fort Collins, CO

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About The Position

A Design Services intern supports Interstates with a variety of tasks and projects while gaining hands-on experience in industrial electrical design and construction. The intern works alongside experienced professionals, develops electrical construction vocabulary, and participates in active projects. The internship offers exposure to an electrical discipline as well as business operations, project management, and safety.

Each internship focuses on one discipline: Studies, Power, Planning Design & Prefab (PDP), Controls, Instrumentation, or Field. Work may include power-system analysis and reports; electrical distribution plans and drawings; constructible plans, BIM models, and installation or manufacturing documents; automation control panels, schematics, and wiring diagrams; instrumentation device evaluation and selection; or on-site design/build support and field information gathering. Travel may be required and varies according to business requirements and the internship.

Requirements

• Be working toward an engineering degree; candidates pursuing a drafting degree from a technical college will also be considered.
• Have 0–4 years of electrical experience or education.
• Good verbal, written, and listening communication skills and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work with superintendents, engineers, estimators, and customers.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of, or interest in, manufacturing, industrial, and electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Collect project-scope data and review received information for equipment lists.
• Record design decisions in software such as InterTrak to support design drawings and equipment specifications.
• Develop electrical drawings using 2D and 3D drafting software to communicate project scope to contractors or fabricators.
• Use software to communicate project updates clearly with team members and clients.
• Travel to job sites or shops and work alongside craft or manufacturing teams as tasks and projects are completed.
• Network within Interstates industries to promote the Interstates brand and its engineering services.
• Perform duties in compliance with organizational policies and applicable laws.
• Complete other duties as assigned.
• Depending on discipline, use SKM to model power systems and perform arc flash, coordination, and short-circuit analyses, and write reports communicating hazards, precautions, and remediation recommendations.
• Depending on discipline, develop electrical distribution plans and use AutoCAD and Revit to produce electrical drawings.
• Depending on discipline, develop constructible plans for prefabrication and installation, use Revit to create 3D BIM models, and produce installation or manufacturing documents.
• Depending on discipline, design automation control panels, including PLC, remote I/O, and low-voltage (480VAC) motor control panels, as well as electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Depending on discipline, evaluate P&IDs and size and select industrial measurement and control devices.
• Depending on discipline, deliver work on-site alongside construction personnel, gather field information, and validate project designs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern