Energy Engineering Intern

Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. Since 1995, we've harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers.

The Energy Engineering Intern position is an excellent opportunity for someone with engineering or data analysis savvy looking for real-world applications in the energy industry. If you are enrolled in an engineering or technical program (including but not limited to environmental, mechanical, or electrical engineering), aligned with Energy Solutions' mission, and are detail oriented, this may be the role for you

In this full-time position hrs/week), you will closely collaborate with the engineers of our Energy Efficiency team. Your tasks will include data analysis and organization, market research, energy savings calculations and methodology development, and engineering project implementation support in service of Energy Solutions' mission to mitigate climate change.

Your work will have a direct impact on our future projects and our current stakeholders. In one avenue, you'll develop a midstream product roadmap for agricultural, industrial, and building envelope domain areas. In another, you'll develop measure tables for existing and potential clients for industrial, agricultural, and building envelope measures. Finally, you'll develop savings calculation spreadsheets for industrial and agricultural measures. These three separate but complimentary deliverables will bolster your experience using your energy efficiency measure calculations in the real world, deepening your applied research on certain sectors of the energy efficiency industry, and using your market potential analysis for energy efficiency market segments.

Your skill gains won't be limited to the engineering department You'll also be exposed to projects in other departments which tie directly into your engineering work. You will cross-collaborate with the Business Strategy Team to learn about emerging technologies and projects relevant to industrial, agricultural, and building envelope energy efficiency measures. You'll also collaborate with the P&R (Policy & Ratings) department to learn about potential codes and standards which may impact those measures.

This experience will provide insight into:

• The development of new technology areas for our energy efficiency programs.
• A roadmap of Energy Solutions clients and regions that could potentially adopt industrial, agricultural, and building envelope measures/programs.
• Savings calculations and methodologies to utilize in domain areas new to Energy Solutions.

You will also gain or deepen:

• Experience in energy efficiency program design and implementation from an engineering perspective.
• Understanding of how to review and pull relevant information from a Technical Reference Manual.
• Knowledge of established savings methodologies for energy efficiency measures.
• Skills working with a cross-functional team on energy efficiency program support.

To enable you for success, we are seeking candidates with these qualifications:

• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
• Currently enrolled in or previously completed an engineering or technical program.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with a team.
• Experience gathering, tracking, and sorting data.

Compensation:

• Undergraduate student: $21/hr.
• Graduate student: $24/hr.

In order to be eligible for this position, you must be:

• Currently enrolled full- or part-time in an undergraduate program as a second to fourth-year student or enrolled in a graduate program.
• Please note we are unable to accept applications from first-year undergraduate students or recent graduates who are not enrolled in a program.
• A US Citizen or permanent resident.
• Please note we are unable to host international students including those with or without visa sponsorship.
• Available to meet your weekly hours requirement between May and August 2026.
• Motivated by Energy Solutions' mission to reduce carbon emissions with an equity lens.

You may apply to up to 2 positions per cycle.

To apply, please submit:

• Your updated resume/CV.
• 2 short essays that meets the criteria below.
• A work sample that meets the criteria below.

Your short essays must:

• Be original documents written by you. We will not accept work written by or with the assistance of ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs. Any application submitted with material written by or with ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs will be disqualified from consideration.
• Be between 250 and 500 words each.

• Answer the following prompts:

• Describe how you have overcome adversity and applied the lessons learned to your academic, professional, or personal life.

• Describe how the internship you apply for will enhance or help launch your career in an energy related industry.

Your work sample must:

• Be an original document written by you. We will not accept work written by or with the assistance of ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs. Any application submitted with material written by or with ChatGPT or other AI/chatbot programs will be disqualified from consideration.
• You are permitted to submit an excerpt from a larger document, including a document you wrote in collaboration with others. If you submit an excerpt from a group project, please indicate which sections were written by you.
• Be between 1 and 3 pages long, single or double spaced, not including sources. You may submit a document longer than 3 pages but we will not read past the 3rd page.
• Demonstrate your ability to communicate your thinking about an idea. This is vague by design; anything that you wrote—whether for a class, a job, or for personal reasons—and are proud of will probably suffice.
• Focus on a topic important to you. The topic does not have to be related to the internship you are applying for, but if it is, all the better.

Our Summer 2026 Internship opportunities are open until January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST

We will not accept late applications or make exceptions regarding the criteria. We reserve the right to close our applications before the deadline.

Please reach out to - with any questions. Applications sent in via email or past the deadline will not be accepted.

Final decisions will go out in April 2026. We will not host a Fall 2026 cohort.

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At Energy Solutions we believe in the importance of authentic interactions and equitable opportunities. We base our candidate selection on one's own skills, knowledge, and experience. To ensure the integrity and fairness of our interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (including Generative AI) or other means to generate or assist with responses during interviews is strictly prohibited. This practice supports our commitment to create a transparent and equitable space where skills, knowledge and experience skills can truly shine.

Background Check Information

Information will be requested to perform the compulsory background check. A drug screen and authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely are preconditions of employment. Energy Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.

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