Bonneville Power Administration Summer Internships

Post Date: December 19 2016

AISES is seeking applicants for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) internship program.  The 10-week internship program provides students with applied work experience and an opportunity to explore career options. The internship will begin in June and end in August 2017.  The application deadline for the BPA Internship is February 28, 2017.

Current Positions Available:

One to two positions will be available in BPA’s Transmission Services in one of the following organizations:  Planning and Asset Management, System Operations, and Engineering and Technical -- depending on the students’ engineering major of study and interest. The internship will be located in Vancouver, WA (just outside of Portland, OR). Interns will assist senior engineers working on drawings, performing planning functions, design, testing equipment, participating in field visits and other activities related to project development. The ideal student will have a background in electrical, civil or mechanical engineering. 

Another position will be open in BPA’s Fish & Wildlife Program. For this internship, the first and last week are spent at the BPA Headquarters in Portland, OR where the intern is exposed to work completed by the BPA Fish and Wildlife Program – a nearly $300 million annual program that implements fish and wildlife related projects in the region. The majority of the internship is spent at the Cle Elum Supplementation and Research Facility (fish hatchery) located in Cle Elum, WA managed by the Yakama Nation. The intern performs a suite of fish culturist and technician tasks with the Yakama Nation hatchery team as well as partnering state agencies. The intern will learn the importance of supplementation and management actions within the Yakima Basin. Work performed at Cle Elum is integral to the return of salmon to Columbia River tributaries. This internship provides many opportunities to gain hands-on experience with projects, field work, professional development and networking.

Provisions - Interns are provided with the following:

  • Round-trip airfare or mileage to internship site
  • Weekly stipend - $600
  • Dormitory lodging
  • Weekly Local transportation allowance - $70
  • Please note that lodging is for the intern only. Family and friends cannot be accommodated, as each intern will be assigned another intern as a roommate whenever feasible.  These provisions are non-negotiable.

Internship Terms & Conditions

  • Complete the entire 10 weeks of full-time work in the assigned office. Interns should not undertake this commitment if it creates undue hardship or if their personal or financial obligations prevent them from participating for the full 10 consecutive weeks.
  • Work exclusively for the agency assigned
  • Provide a comprehensive assessment of the program upon its completion
  • Agree to and abide by the AISES Code of Conduct

For more information and to apply visit: www.aises.org/scholarships/internships