Description
WSP USA is seeking a Full-Time Civil Engineering Intern to work out of the Fort Worth, TX office as part of their Summer Internship Program.
As a summer intern, you will have the opportunity to participate in a 12-week program scheduled to start on May 17th, 2027. The individual start date of the internship may be flexible.
Your Impact:
- Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal of developing technical, social, and ethical skills.
- Learn basic principles of Electrical Engineering.
- Work under the guidance of experienced engineers.
- Participate in substation design, including physical, electrical, relaying, and grounding aspects.
- Support transmission and distribution projects.
- Gain experience in system relaying and protection, including station and transmission relaying, and distribution coordination studies.
- Assist in collecting and maintaining project documentation.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are: Required Qualifications
- Actively enrolled in an accredited Electrical Engineering, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.
- Must be 18 or older.
- Demonstrated interest in Electrical Engineering, or related field, and have a strong desire to advance skills related to WSP’s work and projects.
- Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.
- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Actively enrolled in an accredited electrical engineering, or related, Masters or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2027 or later.
- Successful completion of junior-level power system courses covering topics such as three-phase power, load flow and reactive compensation, protective relaying, symmetrical components, transmission line theory, power system transients, dynamic stability, and power system electromagnetics is a plus!
- Attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills will be critical for the successful completion of tasks.
- Students who have passed or are scheduled to take the FE/EIT exam will be strongly considered for this position.
- Familiarity with design, drafting, or engineering software such as MATHCAD, SOLIDWORKS, AUTOCAD, etc. as well as Microsoft Excel is beneficial.