
Performance Testing Engineering Intern
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
internship
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Location Type: Office
Location: Danville • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $25 - $35 per hour
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Support for testing residential and commercial HVAC systems up to 15 tons
- Support for testing commercial & residential water heaters and hot-water distribution systems
- Perform data analysis from liquid flowmeter testing ensuring accuracy
- Supporting senior staff with Energy Efficiency Testing across all active test chambers
- Unit testing & data analysis
- Control & DAS programming
- Codes & standards literature review
- Assist with control system and system operation commissioning
- Travel may be required; frequency depends on the assignment and is typically less than 10%
Requirements
- Qualified candidates are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at an accredited University
- Students must be continuing their education towards their degree during and/or after the internship
- EIT or FE certification
- 3.0 GPA or greater in both cumulative GPA and major GPA
- Interest in the Power System Equipment Testing, Power Flow Modeling and Analysis, Test Automation, Controls and Data Acquisition, Engineering Analytics, Power Electronics, Electric Vehicles, and DERs
- Engineering experience in utilities, municipalities, construction, or engineering consultation
- Experience with utility modeling software such as CYME, PSCAD, RSCAD, PSS/E, PSLF
- Programming experience including National Instruments Labview, Python, Matlab
- Ability to work in a team environment and support fellow team members
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written
- Takes initiative and can work independently with minimal direction
- PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
HVAC systems testingwater heaters testingdata analysisunit testingcontrol programmingDAS programmingPower System Equipment TestingPower Flow ModelingTest AutomationEngineering Analytics
Soft Skills
teamworkproblem solvinganalytical skillscommunication skillsinitiativeindependence
Certifications
EITFE