Design & Equipment Reliability Engineering Intern - MN

Xcel Energy

Hours: Part time
Where: Minneapolis, MN, 55401
Apply by: End Date: October 16, 2026
Posted: Sep 7

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for.

At Xcel Energy, our employees are the driving force behind our success. So we make sure that, here, you can be your best. Doing work that makes a difference for neighbors and communities. Working with a team you can count on to push you. Expanding skills, staying ready for change, and capturing opportunities to grow.

What you'd do

Work on industrial safety improvement items - shaft guards for rotating machinery, platforms, and other industrial safety engineering requests.
Work on site engineering document change backlog
Improve upon reporting tools used by site engineers and integration of AI tools into design engineering activities.
Support early screening of outage modifications.
Engage in site troubleshooting and decision-making efforts by researching operating experience
Research replacements for obsolete equipment
Update site calculations.
Update lifecycle management documents
Endeavor software implementation.

What they want

Current student, Sophomore or higher
Enrolled in an ABET accredited college or university and pursuing a degree in electrical, mechanical or civil engineering.
Occasional travel to meet with engineers & interns at downtown facilities, and sister plant (Prairie Island)
Able to work full-time during the summer (up to 40 hours a week)/ part time during the school year (up to 20 hours a week) and commuting to the designated work location in-person, per our hybrid work policy.

Starts: 2026-09-07