
Electrical Engineer Intern
Lexington, SCInternship$23–27/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Electrical Engineer Intern will support projects to improve plant reliability, efficiency, and safety in an industrial fly ash processing and materials operations environment. The role includes assisting with electrical systems analysis and troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement. The intern will review technical documentation and collaborate with cross-functional teams, working across office, control room, and plant floor settings.
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About Us
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.
What You'll Be Doing
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Support electrical engineering projects that improve plant reliability, efficiency, and safety.
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Assist with troubleshooting and analyzing electrical systems, motors, controls, and instrumentation.
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Participate in preventive maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives across plant operations.
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Review electrical drawings, schematics, and technical documentation to support project execution.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process and equipment improvements.
What Are We Looking For
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Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
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Knowledge of electrical systems, controls, instrumentation, and industrial equipment through coursework or hands-on experience.
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Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting capabilities.
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Effective communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work in a team environment.
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Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and commitment to safety and continuous improvement.
Work Environment
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Hands-on experience in an industrial fly ash processing and materials operations environment.
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Combination of office, control room, and plant floor activities.
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Exposure to manufacturing equipment, operational processes, and engineering projects.
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Must be able to work safely around industrial machinery and in varying indoor and outdoor conditions.
What We Offer
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$23-$27/hour
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Summer PTO Holidays
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Intern In-Person Events
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Employee Resource Group Activities
Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled
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Req ID JR10019490
As part of our hiring process, we may use AI-assisted tools to support the screening and evaluation of candidate applications and interviews. These tools help streamline the initial assessment, but all decisions about candidate advancement are made by human recruiters and hiring managers. While technology supports early steps, every interview will be handled by experienced recruiters and hiring managers to provide a personal touch.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,848 open Electrical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$23–27/hr
- US median$25–35/hr263 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $25/hr, is 17% below the US median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Electrical Engineering hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 33 open Electrical Engineering jobs in South Carolina and 2,848 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
- Oracle6 open
- Jacobs5 open
- Eaton Corporation3 open
- Experience
- Electrical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (1,932 postings).
- Education
- 1,373 of the 2,848 open Electrical Engineering jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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