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Engineering Student Assistant III-IV (Generation Services)
internship•Roseville
About this role
Final Filing Date: First review of applications will be on March 30, 2026. NCPA reserves the right to close this posting once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
The Generation Services Engineering intern provides technical support to NCPA's Generation Services organization, including support to the Combustion Turbine, Geothermal, and Hydroelectric facilities owned by the Agency. Agency database applications will be developed and maintained, such as NERC compliance records, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), OSI-PI Historian and others. Presentations and training for technical audiences will be prepared and delivered, including procedure training for Generation Services personnel.
This position will work 40 hours per week during the summer in Roseville, CA.
Examples of Duties:
Duties as assigned by the Director of Engineering or delegate will include but are not limited to review and documentation of NCPA compliance with NERC Standards, generation of CMMS work orders or reports for periodic NERC compliance checks and activities, creation of generation reports for the Generation Services facilities, investigation of equipment degradation trends using OSI-PI data, preparation and presentation of technical reports documenting equipment failures and repairs, and on-site investigation of equipment issues with plant engineers and site personnel.
Qualifications:
Academic status at an accredited college or university taking courses as a full-time student leading to an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree or a degree in a field related to the work which is performed. An emphasis in power generation, rotating machines, distribution engineering, renewable generation resources, system protection or fluid power systems is preferred.
Knowledge of:
- Database development, query development, measurement and sampling techniques
- Basic rotating machine knowledge and statistical methods
- MS Office Suite knowledge
- Courses in physics, calculus, and material science preferred
- Upper division Mechanical or Electrical (power) engineering courses preferred
Ability to:
- Resolve conflict in the workplace
- Be self-paced and motivated and request help when needed
- Travel to work sites when needed (accompanied by other GS personnel)
- Identify and flag safety concerns
- Make oral and written reports/presentations
- Use research techniques, methods, and procedures
- Use techniques to develop various spreadsheet models
- Provide Agency presentations when required and professionally represent the Agency in meetings with Member representatives
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What you'll do
- The Engineering intern provides technical support to NCPA's Generation Services organization, including documentation of compliance with NERC Standards and preparation of technical reports. Duties also include investigation of equipment issues and generation of reports for Generation Services facilities.
About Northern CA Power Agency
The Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), a California Joint Action Agency, was established in 1968 by a consortium of locally owned electric utilities to make joint investments in energy resources that would ensure an affordable, reliable, and clean supply of electricity for customers in its member communities. NCPA members include municipalities, a rural electric cooperative, and other publicly owned entities for which the not-for-profit agency provides such services as the purchase, aggregation, scheduling, and management of electrical energy.
Most critically for its 16 members, NCPA over the past four decades has constructed and today operates and maintains a fleet of power plants that is among the cleanest in the nation, and that provides reliable and affordable electricity to more than 700,000 Californians. NCPA made a major investment in renewable energy in the early 1980s when it developed two geothermal power plants and financed and built a 250 megawatt hydroelectric facility. Thirty years later, these resources continue to generate reliable, emission-free electricity for its member communities.
NCPA’s 796-megawatt portfolio of power plants is approximately 55% greenhouse gas emission-free. NCPA’s mix of geothermal, hydroelectric, and natural gas resources is well positioned to help its members achieve California’s goal of a 60% Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2030. NCPA member utilities also have invested heavily in the most environmentally friendly form of electricity—the megawatts that you don’t use.
NCPA’s commitment to the environment reflects its status as a not-for-profit public entity whose policies and values are set not by investors, but by locally elected or appointed officials who serve as the energy regulators in the cities, towns, and districts that are members of the Agency.
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