Summer Intern - Nuclear Engineering
Rock Hill, SC · HybridFull-time$25.4–29/hrPosted 1w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Nuclear Engineering Intern will support engineering activities involving nuclear reactor systems, core design, fuel management, and plant operations. The role offers hands-on experience applying nuclear engineering principles to commercial nuclear projects. The intern will report to the department manager and work at the Rock Hill or Columbia facility in a hybrid or onsite arrangement during summer 2027.
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Full job description
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.
About the role:
As a Nuclear Engineering Intern, you will support engineering activities related to nuclear reactor systems, core design, fuel management, and plant operations. You will gain hands-on experience applying nuclear engineering principles to commercial nuclear projects.
You will report to the department manager and be located at our Rock Hill, SC or Columbia, SC facility. This is a paid full-time hybrid or onsite position for the summer, May - August 2027.
Key Responsibilities:
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Help with nuclear design calculations and analyses
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Support reactor core design and fuel management activities
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Analyze engineering data and simulation results
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Participate in nuclear engineering training and seminars
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Support technical report development
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Assist engineering teams with design solutions
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Contribute to project planning and execution efforts
Qualifications:
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Pursuing a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering
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Completed Sophomore year of college
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Interest in reactor physics, nuclear systems, or fuel design
We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The hourly rate for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $25.40 to $29.00 per hour.
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Why Westinghouse?
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
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Safety and Quality
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Integrity and Trust
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Customer Focus and Innovation
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Speed and Passion to Win
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Teamwork and Accountability
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
Get connected with Westinghouse on social media:
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This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,067 open Engineering Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$25.4–29/hr
- US median$23–30/hr1,125 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $27.20/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($27/hr) — in the middle half of Engineering Intern hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 27 open Engineering Intern jobs in South Carolina and 2,067 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
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- Experience
- Engineering Intern postings that state a minimum ask for 0 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 0 to 1 year (33 postings).
- Education
- 694 of the 2,067 open Engineering Intern jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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