Area Engineering Intern

Jobtailor; Amarillo (TX); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Amarillo, TX is offering a summer internship for Electrical Engineering students to support distribution reliability and outage investigations. You will assist with protection and coordination studies, participate in field visits to substations, and use utility software to evaluate performance, while aligning with a hybrid work policy that balances onsite and remote tasks.

This role emphasizes real-world problem solving, capital project support, and developing industry-specific

Qualifications

• Current student, Sophomore or higher.
• Enrolled in an ABET accredited college or university.
• Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Able to work full-time during the summer, up to 40 hours a week.
• Able to work part time during the school year, up to 20 hours a week.
• Able to commute to the designated work location in-person, per the hybrid work policy.
• Interest in the energy industry and the future of energy (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Support electric distribution reliability and outage investigations, including CEMI/DEMI analysis.
• Assist with protection and coordination studies for distribution feeders and equipment.
• Support capital project development and distribution system improvement initiatives.
• Participate in field visits to substations, distribution facilities, and construction projects.
• Utilize utility engineering software and databases to evaluate system performance and operating conditions.
• Collaborate with engineers and technical staff to solve real-world electric utility challenges.

Skills

Electric Distribution Reliability

Outage Investigations

Utility Engineering Software

Field Visits

Education

Electrical Engineering degree (ABET accredited)

Tools

CEMI Analysis

DEMI Analysis

Protection Studies

Coordination Studies

Job description

• Support electric distribution reliability and outage investigations, including CEMI/DEMI analysis
• Assist with protection and coordination studies for distribution feeders and equipment
• Support capital project development and distribution system improvement initiatives
• Participate in field visits to substations, distribution facilities, and construction projects
• Utilize utility engineering software and databases to evaluate system performance and operating conditions
• Collaborate with engineers and technical staff to solve real-world electric utility challenges

Requirements

• Current student, Sophomore or higher
• Enrolled in an ABET accredited college or university
• Pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering
• Able to work full-time during the summer, up to 40 hours a week
• Able to work part time during the school year, up to 20 hours a week
• Able to commute to the designated work location in-person, per the hybrid work policy
• Interest in the energy industry and the future of energy (preferred)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates capabilities in electric distribution reliability, outage investigations, and utility engineering software utilization. Strong interest in the energy industry and commitment to supporting capital project development and system improvement initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Electric Distribution Reliability
• Outage Investigations
• Utility Engineering Software
• Electrical Engineering Degree
• Field Visits

Hard Skills

• CEMI Analysis
• DEMI Analysis
• Protection Studies
• Coordination Studies
• System Performance Evaluation

Industry Keywords

• Energy Industry
• Distribution Feeders
• Capital Project Development
• Distribution System Improvement
• Hybrid Work Policy