Substation Design Engineering Intern (Fall/Winter)

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy. Xcel Energy is a place where you'll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you'll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best. Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday-Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs. At Xcel Energy, our employees are the driving force behind our success. So we make sure that, here, you can be your best. Doing work that makes a difference for neighbors and communities. Working with a team you can count on to push you. Expanding skills, staying ready for change, and capturing opportunities to grow. All with the support, rewards and recognition you need to thrive - during your internship and beyond. Work with substation engineering and design staff to support high voltage substation design projects, budget estimate creation, and NERC compliance activities. Successful candidate will gain practical engineering experience and have the opportunity to further develop their communication and interpersonal skills. The intern will work part-time (10-20 hours/week) during the academic school year and full-time (40 hours/week) during the summer. Support substation design tasks (one-line diagrams, layouts, basic calculations) Assist with drawing updates, design packages, and standards documentation Perform basic engineering calculations and data validation Participate in design reviews and coordination meetings Support site visit preparation and documentation (limited field exposure) Organize and analyze project data and engineering records Minimum Requirements Must be enrolled in Electrical Engineering Program ABET accredited program Sophomore or Junior classification Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Ability to communicate effectively; both written and verbally Must be self-motivated, have good mechanical aptitude, and ability to work well with others Must be able to work 10-20 hours per week while school is in session and 40 hours per week when school is out of session Preferred Requirements Course work in Power Transmission & Distribution and an interest in the power industry desirable. 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