Riverside Plant Engineering Intern - MN
About The Position
Xcel Energy is seeking candidates to support the Performance Optimization Organization, specifically, within the Reliability Engineering department at the Riverside Generating Plant in Minneapolis, MN. The paid internship provides an opportunity to showcase your abilities in one of our engineering groups that supports power plant operation and maintenance, small project development, and improving equipment reliability. The program provides practical work experience to develop your existing skillset, obtain real world engineering experience, and collaborate with many internal organizations. Each intern will be relied upon to play a role in achieving department objectives and goals. The program will allow you to apply what you’ve learned in school and further enhance your knowledge through hands-on training and provide opportunities to network and learn with other interns across the engineering organization.
Requirements
- Current student, Junior or higher
- Enrolled in an ABET accredited college or university and pursuing a degree in engineering, studying areas such as electrical, mechanical, civil, and chemical engineering.
- Able to work full-time during the summer (up to 40 hours a week) and commuting to the designated work location in-person, per our hybrid work policy.
Nice To Haves
- Completed coursework in power generation or project management and an interest in the power industry
- Proficiency with writing technical reports and evaluating technical documentation.
Responsibilities
- Working with the Engineering staff to support plant projects, both capital and ops/maintenance.
- Performance/efficiency analysis
- Emissions control
- Contract and project management
- Specifying new and replacement equipment
- Making process improvement recommendations
- Supporting technical requests from operations and maintenance
Benefits
- Pension
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
