Electrical Engineering Intern: Plant Controls & Maintenance

Dakota Gasification Company; Beulah (ND); On-site; USD 32,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

The Dakota Gasification Company in Beulah, ND, seeks a summer intern to support electrical, instrumentation, and control systems engineering. Work under supervision to develop scopes, assist with design, and help with maintenance planning to reduce outages and improve safety.

Participants gain hands-on experience with plant projects, PM/PdM concepts, and documentation, while collaborating with Operations and Maintenance teams across the site.

Qualifications

• Be enrolled as a full-time student in a four-year Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited) program with Sophomore year completed or recent graduate.
• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.
• Hold a valid driver's license.
• Transcript required at time of application. If your transcript is not attached at time of application, your application will not be reviewed.

Responsibilities

• Under close supervision, develop scopes of work, preliminary and final electrical engineering research, design, and engineering packages, cost estimates, specifications, engineering and construction schedules, and project justifications.
• Follow plant, industrial, and regulatory standards to assess feasibility, estimate, design, test, schedule, and implement electrical, instrument, and control system projects to enable plant operations personnel to achieve optimum plant production.
• Become familiar with the application of the National Electric Code and other appropriate standards.
• Assist in specifying new equipment and maintaining equipment and component standardization.
• Ensure equipment spare parts are optimized on critical equipment by reviewing min/max inventory levels, determining recommended suppliers and facilitating equipment BOM revisions.
• Produce as-built documentation of electrical, instrument, and control systems.
• Provide technical support to Process Operations, Planning, and Maintenance in equipment repairs, replacements, substitutions, and upgrades.
• Attend all scheduled safety, training, and department meetings as required; also occasionally conducts safety meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Support the annual Family Night event, including setup, participation, and cleanup, as part of departmental responsibilities.

Skills

Communication

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Research & Analysis

Organization

Team collaboration

Safety compliance

Time management

Education

Electrical Engineering (ABET)

Job description

The Dakota Gasification Company in Beulah, ND, seeks a summer intern to support electrical, instrumentation, and control systems engineering. Work under supervision to develop scopes, assist with design, and help with maintenance planning to reduce outages and improve safety.

Participants gain hands-on experience with plant projects, PM/PdM concepts, and documentation, while collaborating with Operations and Maintenance teams across the site.