Electrical Engineer Intern (Start Spring 2027)

Dennis Group plans, designs, engineers, and builds food and beverage production facilities for brands across the country and the world. The Electrical Engineer Intern will support the design and delivery of building electrical systems, including power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, and low-voltage systems, while assisting with project documentation, procurement, bidding, construction observation, and startup activities.

What you'll do:

• Design electrical systems for building power, i.e. normal, emergency, and standby power distribution systems for 208v, 480v, and medium voltage for industrial facilities
• Document all necessary calculations for the design such as short circuit, selective coordination, arc flash, generator sizing, steady state and transient voltage drops, load calculations, conductor sizing, raceway fills, etc
• Maintain project document organization
• Manage time and meet commitments
• Understand Ohms Law, AC/DC, Electric and magnetic fields
• Understand power system theory – 3-phase vector math, power factor, symmetrical components
• Understand capacitors, inductors, and resonance
• Design lighting for food processing spaces, including lighting calculations for emergency and inspection lighting level needs. Coordinate fixture placement/mounting with other trades
• Design fire alarm systems per NFPA 72, 101, and local building code
• Design low voltage systems such as LAN, phones, PA, Wi-Fi, access control, cameras, etc
• Produce bid documents consisting of layout drawings, one-line, riser, schedules, details, and specifications
• CAD – add 2D devices to Xrefs

What they're looking for:

• Sophomore, Junior or Senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, Access)
• Familiarity with designing lighting, fire alarm systems, and low voltage systems for building spaces, including lighting calculations, and coordinating fixture placement with trades
• GPA: 3.0 or above
• Travel to customer project sites for fieldwork, review, audit, and meetings, estimated 25%
• Familiarity AutoCAD, Revit, or similar software
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift-up to 15 pounds at times
• Familiarity with three phase power, the National Electric Code, wireless radio systems, fire and security systems, Fiber or LAN cabling is a plus

Benefits:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off including an open vacation policy
• Bonus
• Profit-sharing
• Retirement plans