Electrical Engineering Internship - Summer 2027 (Nuclear Energy)

Location: Onsite in Alameda, CA, Albuquerque, NM, or Oak Ridge, TN

Salary: $30–$34 per hour for onsite employees at the Alameda, CA headquarters

Company

hirify.global Power develops fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor technology to support the transition to clean energy.

What you will do

• Support the design, implementation, testing, commissioning, and operation of instrumentation and control systems for a test reactor.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain measurement instrumentation and automated digital process control systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams on electrical, instrumentation, and control system integration.
• Collect, analyze, interpret, and document technical data for engineering and project objectives.
• Support laboratory testing, prototyping, troubleshooting, system validation, and verification.
• Prepare technical reports, engineering documentation, project updates, and laboratory records.

Requirements

• Current enrollment in a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. program in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Working knowledge of electrical engineering, controls engineering, instrumentation, circuits, sensors, data acquisition, and automated control systems.
• Experience with control system software such as LabVIEW, PLCs, or similar automation platforms.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, technical specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work onsite at one of the listed U.S. locations and comply with Department of Energy Part 810 export-control access requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with control system analysis, design, or industrial communication protocols.
• Familiarity with embedded systems, engineering software, programming languages, or scripting tools for controls, automation, or data analysis.
• Technical skills demonstrated through laboratory work, research, extracurricular projects, personal projects, or prior internship experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work in a fast-paced engineering and research environment.
• Training, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
• Collaborative work with multidisciplinary and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Safety-focused environment requiring appropriate personal protective equipment and reporting of unsafe conditions.
• Interns are excluded from the listed full-time employee benefits, which include medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, 401(k), and pre-tax benefit programs.