MidAmerican Energy Company is seeking interns to apply their academic knowledge to real-world projects within the energy industry, specifically focusing on substation operations and design.
Requirements
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
- Software skills needed to be used in extracting information from various sources, conducting analysis and assisting workforce to achieve goals.
Responsibilities
- Work with construction prints to gain understanding of how schematics and wiring diagrams fit together
- Develop understanding of substation power equipment functions and uses
- Develop understanding of SCADA (supervisory, control, and data acquisition) and RTU (remote terminal unit) equipment and how it works
- Assist in the design of substation relay replacement projects, and other larger substation projects.
- Attend project meetings to report on construction progress
- Learn about human performance improvement tools developed by the department of energy and implemented at MidAmerican Energy
- Learn safety rules from OSHA and MidAmerican and how they apply to the job
Other
- Must be a college student currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in electrical engineering.
- Must be able to work May-August 2026.
- Prior energy industry experience helpful.
- Effective project management skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
