Substation Engineering Intern – Power Delivery

GAI Consultants Inc.; Homestead (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

GAI Consultants Inc. seeks an electrical engineering student intern to join the Power Delivery team in Pittsburgh, PA. This temporary full-time internship (40 hours/week, 3 months) offers hands-on experience across substation design, drafting, and project support.

You will assist engineers and project managers, prepare specifications and drawings in AutoCAD, perform clearance checks, and help develop client proposals. Enrolled students in electrical engineering are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in electrical engineering program; Junior or Senior level.
• Pursuing Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Good skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with drafting software, especially AutoCAD and Revit.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineers and project managers with day-to-day project tasks.
• Prepare specification packages.
• Prepare physical and wiring drawings.
• Design and analyze substation drawings using AutoCAD.
• Perform electrical clearance checks and calculations.
• Coordinate and develop client proposals and estimates.
• Apply engineering principles to assist in design of Power Delivery projects.
• Direction received: work under lead engineers and PMs.
• Possible travel to local project sites (5%).

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Organization

Team focus

Communication skills

Apply engineering principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Electrical engineering program enrollment (Junior/Senior)

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

GAI Consultants Inc. seeks an electrical engineering student intern to join the Power Delivery team in Pittsburgh, PA. This temporary full-time internship (40 hours/week, 3 months) offers hands-on experience across substation design, drafting, and project support.

You will assist engineers and project managers, prepare specifications and drawings in AutoCAD, perform clearance checks, and help develop client proposals. Enrolled students in electrical engineering are encouraged to apply.