Base Capital Projects Engineering Intern (Power Generation)

Location: Minneapolis, St. Paul, or Burnsville, Minnesota, United States; in-person commuting between designated power plant locations is required under the hybrid work policy.

Salary: $23.10–$24.60 per hour

Company

hirify.global is an electricity and natural gas energy company serving customers across eight Western and Midwestern states.

What you will do

• Assist project engineers with capital project management and execution at combined-cycle power plants.
• Learn how power plants generate electricity and how their major equipment systems and subsystems operate.
• Read and use piping and instrumentation diagrams, electrical schematics, and plant drawings.
• Use project planning and budgeting systems.
• Work with engineering, operations, and plant management to support department objectives.

Requirements

• Current college or university student at junior level or higher.
• Enrolled in an ABET-accredited program pursuing electrical, mechanical, civil, chemical engineering, or a related degree.
• Reliable transportation between plants in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area.
• Ability to work in person at the designated location; full-time during the summer, up to 40 hours per week, and part-time during the school year, up to 20 hours per week.
• Availability to start on May 24, 2027.

Nice to have

• GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• At least two years of undergraduate coursework, including thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
• Previous engineering internship experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on training and practical experience in energy supply engineering.
• Opportunities to network and learn with interns across the Energy Supply organization.
• Potential extension beyond the initial internship term based on performance and business needs.
• Pension, 401(k) plan, paid time off, and holidays.