About the role#
As an Electrical Engineering Intern, you will join a project team to perform engineering and design duties under direct supervision. This role focuses on developing your technical knowledge through hands-on tasks and application of engineering principles. You will work on substation projects, learn corporate standards, and gain exposure to both office-based design and field construction environments.
What you'll do#
- Create design documents and drawings, including wiring diagrams from schematics.
- Generate bills of materials and apply field mark-ups to as-built drawings.
- Perform engineering support tasks such as relay burden, lighting, simplified load flow, and short circuit calculations.
- Learn and apply software for ground grid design, relay coordination, and transformer sizing.
- Follow engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI.
- Spend time at job sites to gain hands-on knowledge of substation construction.
- Manage your own tasks to meet project schedule requirements.
- Identify project-related problems and suggest potential solutions to the team.
- Travel out of town for short periods as required by project needs.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program for Electrical Engineering at an accredited university.
- Knowledge of electrical AC/DC fundamentals and three-phase power systems.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Proficiency with common word processing, spreadsheet, and email software.
- A power focus or prior internship experience in the power field is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: New Gloucester, Maine.
- Modality: On-site.
- Status: Full-time.
- Term: Rolling.
- Compensation: Paid position.
- Note: Sponsorship is not provided for this role.
About Dashiell Corporation
Dashiell Corporation provides technical services for the electric utility, power generation, and renewable energy sectors. The company manages projects involving system planning, design, engineering, and construction. It specializes in medium and high voltage electrical infrastructure. Based in Houston, Texas, the firm operates as a subsidiary of Quanta Services. It employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people.
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