Student Engineer - Portland, Oregon #113859

Student Engineer - Portland, Oregon #113859 Date:

Jul 11, 2025

PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232

PacifiCorp

POWER YOUR GREATNESS!

Join the most exciting engineering group at PacifiCorp! As a Renewables electrical & controls engineering intern, you’ll focus on hydroelectric power production, with a lite sprinkling of solar and wind. This work will take you into scenic areas of six western states. PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and operational excellence.

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability, inclusion and belonging.

General Purpose

To assist in the development of engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the company’s transmission and distribution system.

The work is fast paced, varied, challenging, and rewarding. Work areas our group focuses on include arc flash analysis, automation, battery testing, breakers (medium and low voltage), bushings, control systems, dissolved gas analysis, excitation, generators (rewinding, modeling, testing, cleaning, painting), governors, load centers, motors (control, protection, replacement, sizing), NERC PRC & MOD, project management (appropriations requests, forecasting, accruing, requisitioning, contract scope authoring, contract management, installation coordination, field commissioning), protective relays (protection, control, coordination, bus generators, transformers, feeders), power factor testing, programmable logic controllers, SCADA, switchgear, transformers(testing, requisitioning, removing/installing, monitoring), variable frequency drives.

Responsibilities

Requirements

Travel:

Occasional work travel to remote field locations may be 1% to 20% of the year (Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Montana).

Preferences

Additional Information

Req Id: 113859

Company Code: PACIFICORP

Primary Location: PORTLAND

Department: Power Supply

Schedule:

Personnel Subarea: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $25/ hour

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.

Career Segment: Controls Engineer, Civil Engineer, Construction, Electrical, Contract Manager, Engineering, Legal

Compensation details:

25-25 Hourly Wage