MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation. MidAmerican Energy Company 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, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation. MidAmerican Energy Company has an exciting career opportunity available. Take the next step in your career and apply now!

Skills for Success

- Prior energy industry experience helpful.

- Software skills needed to be used in extracting information from various sources, conducting analysis and assisting workforce to achieve goals.

- Effective project management skills.

- Effective verbal and written communication skills.

- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.

Qualifications

- Must be a college student currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in electrical engineering.

- Must be able to work May-August 2026.

- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.

Primary Job Duties And Responsibilities

- Work with construction prints to gain understanding of how schematics and wiring diagrams fit together

- Develop understanding of substation power equipment functions and uses

- Develop understanding of SCADA (supervisory, control, and data acquisition) and RTU (remote terminal unit) equipment and how it works

- Assist in the design of substation relay replacement projects, and other larger substation projects.

- Meet other interns and experience other parts of MidAmerican at Intern Events. I.e. solar farms, windfarms power plants.

- Attend project meetings to report on construction progress

- Learn about human performance improvement tools developed by the department of energy and implemented at MidAmerican Energy

- Learn safety rules from OSHA and MidAmerican and how they apply to the job

Performance Expectations

- Perform responsibilities as directed within determined time frames and with a high degree of accuracy.

- Establish and maintain effective work relationships within the department and the company.

- Maintain the professional competence, knowledge and skills necessary to effectively complete responsibilities; enhance job knowledge and abilities by taking personal responsibility for professional development and training.

- Maintain sensitive and confidential information regarding company information.

- Attend work on a regular basis and support the company's employee policies and procedures, including workplace safety rules.

- Ensure all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understand and comply with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.