Electrical Engineering Summer 2027 Internship

Central PA Chamber; Columbia (PA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenney Environmental offers an Electrical Engineering Summer Internship in New Columbia, PA. The paid role supports the engineering team in designing and implementing electrical control systems, PLC programming, and equipment integration for industrial test chambers.

The position requires pursuing a BSEE and acceptance of no visa sponsorship. Responsibilities include CAD work, product support on the shop floor, and collaboration with design to meet specifications and customer needs.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree (BSEE) from an accredited four-year college or university.
• We are not able to provide any type of Visa sponsorship for any candidates for this position.
• Experience with SolidWorks and AutoCAD is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the electrical engineering team with designing, developing, and supervising all aspects of electrical control systems, equipment, and machinery.
• Install and provide technical support for PLC-based hardware and software.
• Learn workflow, drawing preparation, and BOM structure with the design team.
• Direct activities to ensure manufacturing, installation, and testing meet specifications and customer requirements.
• Provide product support on the manufacturing floor and debugging using digital/analog methods.

Education

Bachelor's degree (BSEE)

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

Electrical Engineering Summer 2027 Internship

Seasonal Professional New Columbia, PA, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1082

Salary Range: $19.00 To $20.00 Hourly

This is a paid summer internship. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any type of an employment Visa at this time.

If you are looking for a great internship opportunity you've come to the right place! We are currently hiring and seeking talented individuals to join our growing team!

If you are not familiar with us, Tenney Environmental is located in New Columbia, PA and offers one of the most comprehensive lines of standard and custom environmental‑testing chambers and rooms in the industry. Tenney's line of test chambers promises to meet all temperature, humidity, altitude, and vacuum‑testing requirements in this generation and into the next.

Visit our website at https://www.tenney.com/ for more information.

EOE AA M/F/H/V

Summary

Assists the electrical engineering team with d esigning, developing, and supervising all aspects of electrical control systems, equipment, and machinery. Also responsible for the installation and technical support of PLC based hardware and software

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include assisting the engineering team with the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Designs electrical equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for industrial purposes.
• Develops applications of controls, instruments, and systems and prepares electrical schematics, panel layouts, PLC programming, operator interface designs, and upgrades/enhances controls on existing products.
• Works with the design team to learn work flow, drawing preparation and BOM structure.
• Directs activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing conform to functional specifications, codes, standards and customer requirements.
• Uses computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
• Makes engineering changes/improvements within CAD environment and processes engineering change requests in a timely manner.
• Ensures customers are satisfied, consistent with expectations.
• Participates in design reviews with design team members and reads and interprets technical materials.
• Provides product support on the manufacturing floor.
• Employ both Digital/Software and Analog based methods of debugging.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Currently pursuing aBachelor's degree (BSEE) from an accredited four-year college or university. We are not able to provide any type of Visa sponsorship for any candidates for this position.

Language Skills

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

MS Office software, SolidWorks experience required, AutoCAD experience a plus.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

This job requires no certificates, licenses, or registrations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.,

Basic Core Competencies

• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.