Job Description Summary
Are you passionate about innovation? Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear is pleased to offer selected students the opportunity to join our business for an internship starting in January 2026. Students will be exposed to our GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy business, which provides a perfect opportunity for us to learn about you and your interests and for you to learn about GE and a career with us.
Job Description
What impact you'll make
Field Engineering interns work onsite with and for our customers with legacy fleet reactors. You will provide immediate value as part of the outage team, servicing our customers' reactors safely, effectively, and efficiently, to get them back on-line.
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What you'll do
Candidates will have the opportunity to work with experienced Field Service Engineers in a fast-paced, challenging environment performing maintenance and inspection activities on Boiling Water Reactors. Interns will attend entry level technical training, travel to domestic nuclear refueling outages and be assigned shorter duration projects at the Wilmington, NC site when not at outages. At outages, interns will be work as part of high-performance teams to perform safe and error-free work for our customers.
What you'll bring (Basic Qualifications)
- Must be enrolled in a full time undergraduate or graduate program with an engineering discipline as your primary major.
- Must maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (without rounding).
- GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen. To be considered for this role, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 USC § 1101(a)(2) and 8 USC § 1324b(a)(3).
What will make you stand out
- Strong mechanical aptitude and/or experience with hands-on work.
- Prior internship or co-op in manufacturing, industrial or field engineering environments.
- Strong team and interpersonal skills, ability to work in project teams.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate technical problems in clear and simple terms.
- Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision
- Strong customer service mindset
- Ability to demonstrate an analytical approach to problem solving, learning agility.
- Ability to use basic hand tools
- Basic computer skills including familiarity with Microsoft Office
Other Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must be able to be granted unescorted access at a commercial nuclear power plant.
- Must possess a valid US driver's license.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 70% to domestic plant sites
- Ability and willingness to work 12 hours/day, shifts, and 7 days/week when needed for project delivery
- Basic mechanical aptitude is required. Must be able to read and understand equipment manuals, procedures, and work instructions.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to climb 10 flights of stairs twice per day
- Ability to pass respirator fit test and physical
- Ability to pass Fitness for Duty requirements and site security requirements to obtain unescorted access
- Ability to work under high stress conditions
- Ability and willingness to work in radiation-controlled areas and radioactively contaminated areas
Benefits Available to you:
Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority, and at GE Vernova, we take our responsibility seriously. That is the singular mission of GE Vernova: to continue electrifying the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce.
The pay for this position ranges from $21.00/hr - $36.00/hr based on years of undergraduate/graduate field of study completed.
This position is also eligible for:
- Relocation Assistance: Co-op/Interns will be reimbursed for reasonable, proper, and documented expenditures incurred while initially reporting to work and returning to school/home upon completion of the assignment. Employees with a permanent address greater than 50 miles away from the work location are eligible.
- Housing Allowance: Co-op/Interns employees receive a weekly housing allowance to help off-set living expenses when the co-op/Intern's permanent residence is at least 50 miles away from the work location.
- Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) after their accumulated service reaches 90 days, and they meet any other eligibility requirements as defined in the plans. (Eligibility occurs on the 1st of the month following the 90th day.)
Inclusion
At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong. Click here to learn more:
Our Culture | GE Vernova
This posting will be open until at least July 18, 2025.
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