Spring & Summer 2027 Sustainability Engineer Co-op

Peraton is seeking a Spring & Summer 2027 Sustainability Engineer Co-op to to support the Country of San Diego Contract from January 2027 to August 2027.

As a Sustainability Engineer Co-op students will help measure and reduce the environmental impact of County technology. Youll support emissions reporting assess vendor sustainability analyze the energy footprint of AI workloads and build dashboards that track progress toward climate goals.

Peraton is the County of San Diegos IT and telecommunications partner supporting the technology that County departments rely on to serve more than 3 million residents from public health and social services to public safety and libraries. As a intern/co-op on the CoSD program youll work alongside Peraton professionals on real projects that modernize County services including emerging work applying AI to how software is designed built and delivered.

Co-op structure: 40 hours/week throughout the duration of the co-op with a hybrid work arrangement based in San Diego CA.

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Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship
• HS Diploma and some advanced level training.
• You are a current undergrad or graduate student and have completed progress or pursuing a degree in Environmental Engineering Environmental Science Sustainability Data Science or related field
• Coursework in greenhouse gas accounting climate policy or sustainability metrics
• Data analysis skills in Excel or Python

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with the GHG Protocol (Scope 1 2 3 emissions)
• Knowledge of California climate disclosure policy
• Dashboard experience (Power BI Tableau)
• Interest in the environmental impact of AI and cloud computing

Location:

• San Diego CA

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.