ATS Failure Analysis Engineer Internship

Requisition ID # 161678 

Job Category: Administrative / Clerical 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Danville

Department Overview

Applied Technology Services (ATS) is an internal service organization that provides high quality technical services and expertise on an as-needed basis to all lines of business at Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). Based at PG&E’s San Ramon Technology Center, ATS is a multi-disciplinary team of approximately 120 engineers and technical personnel who perform work in the ATS San Ramon offices and laboratories, and in the field.

Position Summary

This role will involve a senior engineer’s guidance in developing proactive solutions for PG&E’s future. Specifically, the candidate will be exposed to asset risk management approaches and theories in a hands-on way by supporting the Materials & Failure Analysis teams and electric operations asset management teams. The candidate will be exposed to concepts in metallurgy, heat transfer and failure analysis while getting hands-on lab work with a variety of materials including but not limited to steel (pipes, valves, vessels), aluminum (conductors, fittings, connectors), copper (conductors, valves), and ceramics (insulators). The candidate will assist a senior-level failure analysis engineer with performing testing, analysis, and writing reports.

The Engineer will directly support the increase in rapid failure analysis completed during the summer by performing inspection, analysis and reporting for the enhanced ignition investigation program. The individual will be expected to be hands-on in ATS metallurgical laboratory with an emphasis on failure analysis inspection techniques. The candidate will operate various lab equipment including a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), light microscopes, and FTIR spectroscopy, under a lab technician’s supervision. Additionally, the engineer will be expected to develop and implement continuous improvement of lab activities with a focus on sample inventory management, lab processes, job aids and safety initiatives.  

This role will occasionally be tasked with supporting miscellaneous engineering/test projects to ensure that ATS continues to provide value high-value, innovative, proactive solutions to PG&E business units in a cost-effective way. 

Travel requirement: 0% of the time

PG&E is providing the hourly rate range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual hourly rate paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $24.52 to $35.37.

Responsibilities

• Applies basic engineering principles and scientific theory to perform testing, calculations and analysis under direction of senior peers or supervisor.
• Typically assigned to routine work where precedents, standards, protocols and techniques exists.
• May design the test plans for assignments/projects and select standards, methods and protocols. Reviews design and test plans with senior peer or supervisor.
• Develops knowledge in a specific ATS area of specialty or discipline.
• Partners with senior technical peers to develop proficiency in a variety of issues. Assists with the more complex projects by compiling and providing technical data.
• Prepare monthly progress reports on productivity, turnaround time, and other critical business metrics for respective assignments.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering at an accredited University
• Must be continuing their education towards degree during and/or after the internship

Desired:

• Completed Bachelor degree in Engineering and currently pursuing Master degree in Engineering with emphasis in a discipline related to assignments. (i.e., material science, mechanical, civil or electrical engineering, etc.)
• Experience thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
• Experience with computational fluid dynamics (CFD), MATLAB, or Python
• Previous internship, co-op, or work related experience.

PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position.