Engineering Intern

Job Description

Position Summary

Engineering Internship Learning Objectives & Outcomes:

General Work Experience, Project Experience (Plan/Drawing Review), Experimental Design, Sampling, Lab Experience, Experience with typical water/wastewater, monitoring and sampling equipment, Data Processing, Familiarity with NPDES Permitting, Cogeneration Experience, Wastewater Treatment Process Experience

Essential Functions

Assist the Engineer(s) with field work, research, projects, and routine office tasks.

Field work includes:

• Checking process equipment—such as pumps, valves, meters, bar screens, tank levels, and flow rates—integral to plant operations
• Collect data from in-situ meters at various points throughout the plant.
• Assist the engineer in coordinating procedures for shutdowns related to maintenance, construction, or other issues.

Office work includes:

• Filing daily, weekly, and monthly data reports
• Preparing and entering plant operations data into the plant database
• Assisting the plant engineer with data collection and research studies for plant processes
• Helping prepare analytical and statistical reports evaluating data
• Assisting in troubleshooting process issues
• Performing other tasks as assigned by the plant engineer

Additionally:

• *Opportunities to learn about and assist in managing the biological processes of the treatment process.
• *Help Process Engineers with Nitrification/Denitrification studies,
• *Collect samples and perform laboratory analysis using a range of techniques and equipment including but not
• limited to: Hach DR3900, YSI 6050020 Pro20data, YSI ProDSS, and Compound Microscope
• *Analyze and prepare process data using Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access
• *Prepare presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• *Updating the process flow diagram, organization chart, and filing log sheets.
• *Performing research, locating engineering drawings from the library, and filing.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required Competencies:

• Interpersonal and Occupational Skills such as communication, attitude and attendance
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook

Desired Competencies:

• Familiarity with the wastewater treatment process
• Understanding of water and environmental chemistry

Qualifications

Preferred Majors:

• Eng. - Environmental Engineering
• Arts & Sci. - Biological Sciences
• Arts & Sci. - Environmental Science
• Arts & Sci. - Geosciences

Level(s) of Experience Sought:

• Beginner - Limited or no previous work experience/first Co-op
• Intermediate - Some related work or volunteer experience/second Co-op
• Advanced - Previous related work experience/final Co-op