Internship Electrical Engineer
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Job Location:
Pasadena, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Calpine Corporation is Americas largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Its fleet of 77 power plants in operation represents over 27000 megawatts of generation capacity. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada. Its clean efficient modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.
The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984 Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental addition its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earths surface to produce clean renewable electricity.
Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following other duties may be assigned)
The Electrical Engineering Intern will work with the Calpine Electrical Engineering Team and will be given hands-on experience in the operation maintenance and optimization of electrical systems in large scale power generation facilities.
Job Responsibilities
The Electrical Engineer Intern will be applying electrical theory and related knowledge in support of the specification inspection testing and maintenance of electrical equipment such as large power transformers high voltage circuit breakers switchgear and motors.
The intern will gain experience with modern digital protection relaying schemes including developing protection settings and using software tools to analyze event records.
Job Requirements
- Minimum qualifications include completion of sophomore year and at least 60 credit hours towards bachelors degree in engineering preferably electrical engineering from an accredited university or college.
- In good standing with a GPA of 3.0 or above
- Legally eligible to work in the United States now and in the future.
- Must have strong skills in Microsoft Office i.e. Excel Word PowerPoint
- Programing skills i.e. Visual Basic or Python is preferred
- Strong Excel skills (Vlookup Sumifs Pivot Tables Macros)
- Demonstrated modeling aptitude creating complex Excel models.
- Knowledge of the energy industry specifically the power or utility sector is a plus.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Good problem solving and analytical ability
- Good organization skills and attention to details are essential
- Must be flexible and able to work harmoniously with others in a dynamic environment.
- Must be able to self-start and manage multiple simultaneous tasks and priorities.
- Must have reliable transportation to and from work.
Additional Calpine Information
- Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities Females Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
- Calpine is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position please send an e-mail with your request to. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are made on case-by-case basis.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Electrical Engineering
- Lighting Design
- System Design
- Firmware
- NEC
- LabView
- PCB
- CAD
- Fpga
- Autocad
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Revit
About Company
Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. Our fleet of 76 power plants in operation and 1 under construction represents nearly 26,000 megawatts of generation capacity. Thro ... View more
