Electrical Engineering Intern

Burns Brand; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns Engineering, Inc. in Philadelphia is seeking a motivated engineering intern to assist senior staff with the execution of technical activities on assigned projects, under supervision, and to learn discipline policies and procedures.

You will help in design processes, coordinate with other disciplines, and accompany senior staff on on-site inspections, learning to communicate design requirements with contractors and equipment suppliers. Burns values teamwork and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years internship experience preferred.
• Course work in a four-year undergraduate engineering program.
• Ability to learn the basics of design and analyses within discipline.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior engineering staff in executing technical activities on projects.
• Learn discipline technical policies and procedures under supervision.
• Assist in design processes and coordinate with other disciplines.
• Observe on-site inspections with senior staff and learn to communicate requirements to contractors and vendors.
• Participate in professional organizations to enhance the firm's technical reputation.

Education

Course work in a four-year undergraduate engineering program

Job description

Description

About Burns

Burns is a nationally respected provider of specialized engineering services, bringing highly technical, sought-after engineering expertise to complex transportation and critical infrastructure projects.

Position Summary:

Assists the senior engineering staff in the execution of the technical activities required on assigned projects and learns the discipline technical policies and procedures. Under supervision, participates in technical studies, investigations and designs on assigned projects. Assists the project team in the production of projects on time, within budget and of high technicalquality.

• Learns company technical policies, procedures and standards during the execution of projects for clients.
• Under supervision, assists in the execution of design processes on assigned projects and requests assistance from senior technical staff when needed.
• Assists the design team in the coordination of project designs with other disciplines.
• Observes and learns the execution of specific engineering studies and design analyses.
• Accompanies senior technical staff in performing on-site inspections during construction and learns how to communicate design requirements with contractors and equipment suppliers.
• Actively participates in professional organizations where the technical reputation and image of the firm may be enhanced.

Key Requirements:

• A demonstrated ability to learn the basics of design and analyses within his or her discipline and grow within the firm
• 0-2 years internship experience preferred
• Course work in a four-year undergraduate engineering program

Why Join The Burns Team

Recently voted a Top Workplace by philly.com, we credit our strength as an organization to our talented, driven, vibrant team. Burns is an ENR Top 500 Firm and has been named a MEP Giant by Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine, as well as a Hot Firm by Zweig. We are industry experts, proven leaders, innovative thinkers, and team players. We put our clients’ successes and best interests first, because their success is our success. We have fun at work because we love making a difference in the world. We are looking for high-energy, bright, collaborative individuals who want the opportunity to “write their own story” with us.

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