Nuclear Intern - Plant Turkey Point - Chemistry

Requisition ID:  82690 

Florida Power & Light Company is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry?  Join our world-class team today! 

 

Position Specific Description

Florida Power & Light Company is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry? Join our world-class team today!

 

Position Specific Description

Under direct supervision, this job applies diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices to broad variety of assignments and related fields. You will work with a small team of site engineers in supporting daily plant operations and maintenance, conducting analysis on system performance and reliability strategies. Through this effort you will develop knowledge and skills within a specific discipline area and gain direct knowledge about a running nuclear station and its various sub systems. You will be tasked with evaluating conditions and applying standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform tasks to support performance and equipment reliability. Candidates must have cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in your engineering program of study to be considered.

 

Some of the responsibilities for our plant internships are listed below:

· Learn safe work practices at the plant and participate in hazard identification during pre-job briefs

· Apply knowledge to actual operating failure modes experienced in the fleet

· Piping and Instrumentation Drawing reviews and updates

· Support the validation of daily operating procedures

· Participate in daily activities associated with the safe and reliable operation of the plant (including such items as: preventative maintenance routines, startup and shutdown activities)

· Intern will work with the equipment on how to analyze and troubleshoot equipment problems

· Conduct field walk-downs and mark-ups for plant change documentation

· Be part of an improvement project to present to the management team at the conclusion of the internship.

 

* Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Chemistry

Job Overview

To be considered for an internship, you must be actively enrolled at a college or university as a full-time student seeking a bachelor’s degree or higher. You must also have a current cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher (on a 0.00 to 4.00 scale).

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists department with assigned projects
• Completes challenging projects and assignments
• Presents final project to senior leadership at the end of the internship
• Assumes responsibility for own travel, lodging, and transportation necessary to be available for the program
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High school grad / GED
• Maintain active enrollment in a Bachelor or higher degree program