Our Electrical Engineers are responsible for performing tasks requiring the application of standard electrical engineering techniques and procedures. This includes standard design of electrical systems, assisting lead engineers with various project duties, and other duties as assigned.

Opportunities as an Electrical Engineering Intern exist in multiple market segments and locations. Market segments include Aviation & Federal, Business & Technology Services, Energy, Global Facilities, Process & Industrial, Transmission & Distribution and Water groups. Our offices include Atlanta, Chattanooga, Chicago, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland (Maine), Wallingford, Southern California and St. Louis. Specific assignments and project work varies depending on the market segments and locations. Please see below for information on each market:

Aviation & Federal Project types include airports, and aircraft maintenance hangars, to enormous central utility plants; from state-of-the-art information technology facilities to aircraft manufacturing plants, and robotic paint facilities. Design work includes power distribution systems, voice/data networks, fiber optics, security systems, and fire alarm systems.

Cyber Security Provides extensive network security solutions ranging from vulnerability assessments to large security architectures. Includes analyzing complex networks for security vulnerabilities, performing network assessments, network security designs, RFP responses, proposal writing, development of statement of work, and many other consultant functions.

Energy Performs analysis and design of electrical systems for new power-generating facilities, as well as upgrades to existing facilities. Responsibilities include conceptual design, load flow / short circuit / arc-flash analysis studies, system optimization, equipment specification, electrical infrastructure design, protective relay calculations and settings, configuration, and field commissioning of electrical systems and equipment.

Global Facilities Project areas include on-site energy, healthcare, manufacturing, pipeline and liquid terminals and commercial architecture. Design work includes power distribution systems, instrumentation and controls, voice/data networks, fiber optics, security systems, and fire alarm systems.

Instrumentation & Controls Work includes design for sensing and controlling pressure, temperature, level, flow and other parameters. This group purchases all instrumentation and controlled valves in the design of ethanol & bio-fuels plants, chemical plants, power plants, refineries, food processing, and consumer products plants. A construction package is created by this group that locates all instrumentation in a plant and shows all wiring to the main plant computer systems. Complex equipment is purchased for analyzing chemical composition products in the plant. Design of plant instrumented safety systems and computer control of equipment is accomplished by the instrumentation group.

OnSite Energy & Power OnSite Energy & Power Group's projects include the design of large, campus utility systems at universities, airports and health care facilities nationwide. Work includes: central heating and cooling plant feasibility studies and design, combined heat and power studies and design, controls upgrades, distribution upgrades and metering, energy auditing, modeling and optimization, power distribution and transmission, substations, system commissioning, and thermal energy storage.

Process & Industrial Electrical work includes design of electrical power systems in ethanol & bio-fuels plants, chemical plants, refineries, food processing and consumer products plants. This group performs power flow & fault analysis, protective relaying studies and equipment purchasing. Construction packages are created including the design of electrical rooms, control rooms, and all aspects of providing power to the industrial clients we serve such as lighting, grounding, lightning protection, cable selection, motor control, uninterruptible power systems, low and high voltage equipment, and cable raceway design. All wiring is shown in the form of schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams, and one-line diagrams.

Terminals & Pipelines Performs design of electrical, instrumentation and controls on designs for oil & gas clients at liquid terminal and pipeline facilities such as: Pipeline booster stations, crude and refined product storage terminals, and truck and marine loading and offloading locations. The electrical scope includes switchgear, transformers, medium and low-voltage motor starters and control centers, electrical system modeling in ETAP and SKM, NFPA and API hazardous area classification, wiring, raceway, grounding layout and design. Specifies and procures instrumentation according to ISA and PIP standards, develop P&IDs and define PLC controls, create functional specifications and cause & effect documents for a complete control system.

Transmission & Distribution Design of high voltage (13,000 to 500,000 volt) electrical substations. Areas of design include substation layout, power system analysis and control/ relay systems for a variety of clients across the country.

Transmission Planning Work includes analysis of electrical transmission systems, including running models, simulations and report writing. Projects include generation interconnection studies, load flow analysis, dynamic studies and distribution master plan support

Telecommunications/Network Design and planning of telecommunications and wide area networks on various projects for clients in the electric utility, public safety, and transportation sectors. Utility based projects in the areas of SCADA, DA, Cyber Security, MW design, Substation communications design, Fiber ring design, Smart Grid design.

Water Work includes all aspects of design of electrical systems for water and wastewater treatment facilities and metal finishing facilities. Design includes: medium- and low-voltage power systems, process automation including field instrumentation, PLC's and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), voice and data communications, and commercial/industrial facility building systems.

• Pursuit of Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program with at least one year of post-secondary education.

• Minimum of a 3.0 GPA strongly preferred.

• Prior internship and/or related consulting experience is a plus.

• Involvement on campus or in the community.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently (i.e. without time limitations, without restrictions or without need for work sponsorship) in the country where this position is located. EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

Burns & McDonnell is making the world a more amazing place with more than 5,000 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists and consultants on staff and growing. We strive to create amazing success for our clients and amazing careers for our employee-owners. We take on some of the world’s toughest challenges with the industry’s best thinking. We have offices and projects spanning the US and the globe. We are proud to rank among FORTUNE magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our culture of 100% employee ownership plays a major role in supporting that outcome. Each employee shares in the ownership of the firm, bringing the commitment of an owner to our projects. Clients appreciate that and have rewarded us with a 90% repeat business rate and decades-long partnerships. Pretty cool for a 100+ year old firm that grows organically.

At Burns & McDonnell, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference every day while fulfilling your personal and professional ambitions. Our entrepreneurial culture lets you guide your destiny and shape the path your career travels. And with more than 350 service specialties, your career and development options are abundant.