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Electrical Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

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At a glance

Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Boston, MA
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Internship
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Electrical Engineering Intern will join Jacobs’ New England Systems and Technology Group, working with engineers across disciplines on varied engineering challenges. The intern will support development of design plans, specifications, and cost estimates for security, surveillance, communications, intelligent transportation, and other systems engineering work. The role also includes site visits and participation in client, internal, vendor, and manufacturer meetings.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft OfficeBuildings Electrical Systems DesignRevitAutoCADMicroStation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical, Computer, or Industrial EngineeringRising JuniorGPA 3.0+Previous Related InternshipUS Work Authorization Without Sponsorship

Full job description

We are looking for an Engineering Intern to join our New England Systems and Technology Group of about 17 systems engineers and designers and industry specialists with a wide variety of talent and experience. As our newest team member, you will work with engineers of various disciplines, and will be exposed to a variety of engineering challenges in order to support the Systems and Technology group. You’ll play a supporting role in the development of design plans, specifications and cost estimates for security, video surveillance, public address, data and telecommunications, intelligent transportation systems, and other systems engineering work tasks. You will attend site visits that include commercial, railroad, transit, highway, and airport locations, client and internal meetings, meetings with vendors and manufacturers. We’re expanding the limits of what’s possible today and creating a brighter future for everyone. Let's see the big impacts we can make, together.

Pave the way for your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow.

  • In pursuit of a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Computer, or Industrial Engineering from an accredited program

  • Must be at least a rising Junior

  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs

  • Interest in Buildings Electrical Systems design

Ideally, you’ll also have:

  • 3.0 GPA

  • Working knowledge of Revit, AutoCad, and/or MicroStation

  • A previous internship related to your field of study

  • Authorization to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship, now or in the future

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,944 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Massachusetts median$130–209K/yr96 salary ranges
  • US median$32–48/hr139 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 120 open Systems Engineering jobs in Massachusetts and 2,944 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Massachusetts
Experience
Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (2,308 postings).
Education
975 of the 2,944 open Systems Engineering jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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