DescriptionUrban Grid, a leading independent power producer, facilitates a rapid and sustainable energy transition by developing high-quality renewable energy projects, fostering community partnerships, and serving as a good land steward. Our company is positioned to own and operate its facilities while cultivating a land management system that benefits farmers, communities, and the natural world through agrivoltaics. Urban Grid maintains a delivery-focused approach with the goal of being a good neighbor, corporate citizen, and trusted energy solutions partner. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with teams situated strategically throughout the United States, Urban Grid has a long history of contributing to the clean energy economy. In addition to 940 megawatts currently under construction, we are actively developing a growing portfolio of more than 12,000 megawatts of solar PV and 7,000 megawatts of co-located and stand-alone energy storage. To learn more, please visit www.UrbanGridSolar.com.
Urban Grid is a portfolio company of Brookfield. one of the world’s largest owners and operators of renewable power and climate transition assets.
Urban Grid is looking for a motivated Reliability Engineer Intern to assist the Engineering Department in Photo Voltaic (PV) Solar System Electrical Design and supporting the Foundational goals of the Reliability Engineering team. Job duties include a range of administrative and technical tasks, including use of SCADA system to track daily equipment performance and assisting in evaluation of equipment failures. This role involves collaborating with various teams including asset management, construction, and project engineering to develop and implement effective strategies for managing and optimizing solar assets. This internship offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the solar industry and contribute to meaningful projects throughout the United States. Grid is seeking a self-managed team-player with excellent technical skills to support projects from development to the beginning of construction.
This is a paid internship that will start on or around June 2, 2025, with an end date of August 8, 2025.
During the 10-week program, interns will participate in virtual, company-wide and department meetings, virtual monthly Friday lunch & learn trainings and a culminating group presentation on your overall internship experience. The program is structured to provide exposure to careers in renewable energy, best practices in internal communications as part of a remote/ hybrid team and best of all, the opportunity to work and support a team of professionals who are experts in their field.
Responsibilities
- Assist the reliability engineering team to monitor site performance and equipment deficiencies.
- Maintain familiarity with renewables technology, namely utility-scale solar power plant design components, products, equipment, and their specifications.
- Develop an understanding of function and purpose of equipment on Urban Grid sites
- Assist reliability engineering team and Asset Management team in drawing reviews.
- Develop equipment and project documentation logs and procedure
- Assist with tracking and filing documentation of project documents
- Assist in equipment Risk Matrices and maintenance tracking
- Support the Foundational Goals of the Development Engineering team.
- Attend Department and Project level meetings
- Attend Weekly Check-ins with team members and supervisor.
- Intern will deliver final presentation during a lunch-and-learn in August showcasing what they learned during their internship and how they were able to leverage their academic experience to solve/revamp an issue/process.
- Other duties assigned.
Location
This position will be in our Houston, TX Headquarters working a Hybrid 3 days a week in the office/ 2 days remote. Position will require a trip to one of the project sites VA.
Candidate to work full-time hours Monday - Friday during the summer duration of the internship.
Requirements- Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, or related field)
- Interest in renewable energy
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills. Must be able to coordinate and communicate work with multiple disciplines, and team members.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office tools: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Strong organizational capacity to simultaneously manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines and be able to quickly adapt to changes and shift priorities to meet project needs.
- Working knowledge of both DC and three-phase AC electric system engineering and large-scale solar design concepts preferred, but not required.
- Working knowledge in electrical systems design and PV site layout using AutoCAD tools preferred, but not required.
- AutoCAD experience preferred, but not required.
- Strong work ethic and exceptionally high work standards
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
BenefitsInterns will receive 24 hours of PTO, 2 paid holidays and a $60 monthly cell phone reimbursement during their internship.
