• Student Engineer - Portland, Oregon

    Pacificorp (Portland, OR)


    Student Engineer - Portland, Oregon #113859

    **Date:** Jul 11, 2025

    **Location:** PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232

    **Company:** PacifiCorp

     

    POWER YOUR GREATNESS!

     

    Join the most exciting engineering group at PacifiCorp! As a Renewables electrical & controls engineering intern, you’ll focus on hydroelectric power production, with a lite sprinkling of solar and wind. This work will take you into scenic areas of six western states. PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and operational excellence.

     

    PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability, inclusion and belonging.

     

    General Purpose

     

    To assist in the development of engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the company’s transmission and distribution system.

     

    The work is fast paced, varied, challenging, and rewarding. Work areas our group focuses on include arc flash analysis, automation, battery testing, breakers (medium and low voltage), bushings, control systems, dissolved gas analysis, excitation, generators (rewinding, modeling, testing, cleaning, painting), governors, load centers, motors (control, protection, replacement, sizing), NERC PRC & MOD, project management (appropriations requests, forecasting, accruing, requisitioning, contract scope authoring, contract management, installation coordination, field commissioning), protective relays (protection, control, coordination, bus generators, transformers, feeders), power factor testing, programmable logic controllers, SCADA, switchgear, transformers(testing, requisitioning, removing/installing, monitoring), variable frequency drives.

    Responsibilities

    + Assist company engineers in performing engineering studies and analysis of substation equipment, protection & control equipment, transmission structures & hardware, and distribution equipment.

    + Develop moderately complex engineering studies of limited scope and prepare data for analysis.

    + Perform electrical network data analysis and present results to company staff.

    + Conduct drawing reviews to ensure adherence to company and industry standards.

    + Research and test equipment provided by suppliers.

    + Update company standards and drawings.

    + Analyze the system design, programming, and modification.

    Requirements

    + Enrolled full time in an accredited engineering college/university.

    + Sophomore standing or higher in electrical/mechanical/civil engineering or a related field.

    + Ability to interact favorably with project and work teams.

    + Communication and interpersonal skills involving the ability to work cross-functionally to understand requirements, present alternatives, and recommendations.

    + Proficient with the use of personal computers and automated tools.

    Travel:

    Occasional work travel to remote field locations may be 1% to 20% of the year (Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Montana).

     

    Preferences

     

    Additional Information

     

    Req Id: 113859

     

    Company Code: PACIFICORP

     

    Primary Location: PORTLAND

     

    Department: Power Supply

    Schedule:

    + Average hours of work per week not to exceed 20 hours per week per calendar year.

    + Flexible scheduling combined in-office (Portland) and occasional field work.

     

    Personnel Subarea: Non-Exempt

     

    Hiring Range: $25/ hour

     

    Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

     

    PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

     

    Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.