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Engineering Intern - Transmission & Distribution (St. Louis)

Burns & McDonnell

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At a glance

Compensation
No compensation found
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Engineering interns perform tasks using standard engineering techniques and procedures, including designing, correcting, and updating engineering systems and assisting lead engineers with project duties. Assignments vary by market segment. In Transmission & Distribution, the group plans and designs electrical transmission and power-delivery projects across areas such as transmission, distribution, substations, telecommunications, pipelines, renewable integration, security, and grid modernization.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft OfficeWordExcelPowerPointOutlookLeadershipSelf-MotivationLearning Agility

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering or Related FieldABET AccreditationPost-Secondary EnrollmentGPA 3.0+Prior Internship or Consulting ExperienceCampus, Community, or Volunteer InvolvementUS Work Authorization Without Future Sponsorship

Benefits

401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Description

Our Engineering Interns are responsible for performing tasks requiring the application of standard engineering techniques and procedures. This includes standard design of engineering systems, correcting and updating designs, assisting lead engineers with various project duties, and other duties assigned.

Specific assignments and project work vary depending on the market segments. Please see below for information on each market:

Transmission & Distribution

The Transmission & Distribution group is responsible for the planning and design of electrical transmission projects in power delivery, including overhead transmission, underground transmission, distribution systems, substation design, telecommunication & network engineering, pipelines, renewable power integration, security, grid modernization and more.

Qualifications

  • Pursuit of Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering or a related field from a recognized, accredited program.

  • ABET accreditation strongly preferred.

  • Currently enrolled, and in good standing, in a post-secondary education and/or technical certificate program in a field related to the work done in the department.

  • Minimum of a 3.0 GPA strongly preferred.

  • Prior internship and/or related consulting experience preferred.

  • Actively involved in campus, community or other volunteer activities or organizations.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

  • Basic knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office programs, including, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

  • Demonstrated leadership skills.

  • Self-motivated and eager learner, aptitude to grow and develop within the field.

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring future sponsorship for employment visa status.

Benefits

Interns may participate in our 401(k) retirement program provided plan eligibility requirements are met. Sick leave is accrued based on the actual number of hours worked. For more information, please visit the Benefits & Wellness page.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Intern

Primary Location US-MO-Saint Louis

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Req ID: 264588

Job Hire Type Intern #LI-MW #T&D

How this job compares

Set against the 2,113 open Engineering Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$54–88K/yr133 salary ranges
  • US median$23–30/hr1,050 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Engineering Intern jobs in Missouri and 2,113 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Missouri
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
734 of the 2,113 open Engineering Intern jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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