Electrical Engineering Intern - Data Center - Summer 2027

Jacobs; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Electrical Engineering Intern to join our Advanced Facilities - Data Centers Team. You’ll contribute to power distribution, system planning, and lighting design under professional mentorship in a multinational environment.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in an Electrical Engineering degree, proficient with Excel, and familiar with Revit/AutoCAD/SketchUp. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a degree seeking program for Electrical Engineering or closely related degree.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
• Basic knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, basic rendering and publishing programs.
• Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Provide design services including coordinating with the design of other trades (architectural and engineering).
• Contribute to power distribution, system planning and lighting design projects.
• Progress from basic to more complex design tasks under mentorship across disciplines and geographies.

Skills

EE student

Microsoft Excel

Revit

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Education

Pursuing Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

We are searching for an Electrical Engineering Intern to join our Advanced Facilities -Data Centers Team in Denver, COI, Philadelphia, PA, or Portland, OR. As part of our team, you’ll have the chance to work on projects that bring innovative solutions to our clients’ challenges locally and worldwide. You’ll collaborate with team members across disciplines and geographies, providing our clients with award-winning planning, engineering, architectural design, construction management, and design‑build project delivery. During your internship, you will work on projects mainly focused on power distribution (both high and low voltage), system planning, and lighting design.Under the guidance of professional engineers, architects and other senior technical staff you will provide design services including coordinating with the design of other trades (architectural and engineering). You’ll also take ownership of the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the work assigned to you by demonstrating the ability to progress from basic design work assignments to more complicated and involved projects working in conjunction with a technical team. You’ll be surrounded by expert mentorship opportunities to help you thrive in your new career.Working together, we’ll help you grow and pursue what fulfills you so that we can make impacts on the future – big and small, global and local.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Enrollment in a degree seeking program for Electrical Engineering or closely related degree
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel
• Basic knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, basic rendering and publishing programs
• Visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future

Ideally,You’ll Also Have

• Previousrelevant internship experience
• Previous internship working with power distribution (both high and low voltage), system planning, and/or lighting design
• 3.0+ GPA
• Ability to work in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well‑being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to a 401(k) plan, as well as legally mandated benefits.

The base salary range for this position is $45,000.00 to $65,000.00; though will be paid hourly based on hours worked. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better.