Summer 2027 Internship (Electrical Engineering Students)

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. is an engineering, architecture, and materials science firm focused on solving, repairing, and preventing problems in the built environment. The Summer 2027 Electrical Engineering Internship provides students with hands-on experience inspecting, testing, documenting, and designing electrical power and control systems for heavy movable structures.

What you'll do:

• On-site movable bridge inspections, condition surveys, and testing
• Preparation of reports, presentation material, specifications, and test procedures
• Preparation of drawings and plans associated with electrical power and control systems design for various types of movable bridge projects
• Development of bridge inspection reports which may include report narratives, calculations, tables, test result analysis
• Filing, data logging, cleaning, and test area preparation

What they're looking for:

• * Current student with excellent academic standing in junior or senior year of a bachelor's or in a graduate program in electrical engineering, or related field
• * Ability to prioritize tasks and adapt to changing demands, while maintaining a high standard of excellence and exceptional attention to detail
• * Effective verbal, graphical, and written communication skills
• * Demonstrated leadership skills, integrity, and work ethic
• * Enthusiasm for solving problems and curiosity about how things work
• Ability to attend meetings at the various office, field, and construction sites
• Ability to perform inspections of buildings and other structures, both visually and with instruments
• Ability to lift and carry materials and equipment up to 50 lbs
• Ability to perform work in the temperature extremes presented by work in the outdoors
• Ability to read construction drawings, diagrams, printed materials, and computer screens
• Ability to record data clearly and write passages for reports, letters, etc
• Ability to travel

Benefits:

• Employees may be eligible to receive overtime and variable compensation based on personal and company performance.
• Robust and affordable health plans for employees and their families, including HSA as well as low and high-deductible PPO options
• Generous 401(k) matching of 110% for the first 6% of eligible pay vesting immediately
• Time off to care for yourself and others
• Investments in employees’ educational assistance and professional development