Impactful Summer Engineering Intern - Energy & Mining

RE/SPEC Inc.; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

RESPEC is seeking Student Engineering Interns to join our 2027 Summer Internship Program in Rapid City, SD. This internship offers hands-on experience with a growing North American engineering consulting firm while working alongside experienced professionals on meaningful projects.

As part of RESPEC's Mining and Energy Market Sector, interns will develop mechanical engineering skills such as solid mechanics, heat transfer, and numerical modeling, with exposure to geology and data analysis.

Qualifications

• B.S. in engineering or advanced degree in a related field.
• Fundamental understanding of solid mechanics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics.
• Fundamental coding knowledge in Python or R or similar.
• Strong Excel/Word/PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to work well in a team and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assist with geomechanical studies of subsurface storage facilities in salt deposits.
• Perform desktop engineering calculations, analysis, and numerical modeling simulations.
• Support collection and analysis of complex data in various formats.
• Assist in preparing technical presentations, reports, or project deliverables.
• Support development of software tools for complex numerical modeling projects.

Skills

Solid mechanics

Heat transfer

Thermodynamics

Python

R

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teamwork

Independent learning

Education

B.S. in engineering

Tools

Python

C/C++

Fortran

Git

Job description

RESPEC is seeking Student Engineering Interns to join our 2027 Summer Internship Program in Rapid City, SD. This internship offers hands-on experience with a growing North American engineering consulting firm while working alongside experienced professionals on meaningful projects.

As part of RESPEC's Mining and Energy Market Sector, interns will develop mechanical engineering skills such as solid mechanics, heat transfer, and numerical modeling, with exposure to geology and data analysis.