Engineering Internship - Substation and Power Generation

As a summer 2027 engineering student intern with Olsson's Substation and Power Generation (Power Delivery) Team, you will perform meaningful, hands-on, real-world work that will transform your classroom experience and help you envision your future career.

Depending on your area of interest you could learn things like:

CAD design processes and standards

Physical arrangement and protection for medium voltage >1kV, High voltage >69,000V, and Extra high voltage >230kV systems.

Protection schemes

Control wiring and fiber communications

Basic relaying

Fault identification and isolation

Physical arrangement

Air insulation clearances

Lightning protection analysis

Load breaking mechanisms

Conductor ampacities

Electrical studies

Basic electrical fault force analysis

Basic grounding safety studies

Basic load flow studies

Substation Structure and Foundation design

Interpreting geotechnical information

Equipment mounting, basic steel member analysis, basic steel node analysis

Basic foundation design principles and analysis

Qualifications

You are passionate about:

Working collaboratively with others.

Having ownership in the work you do.

Using your talents to positively affect communities.

You bring to the team:

Strong communication skills

Ability to contribute and work well on a team

Pursuing a bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Working knowledge of AutoCAD or Revit

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Strong attention to detail

Strong problem-solving and math skills

We are looking to hire two individuals to work from our Joplin location.

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