Eversource Engineering Intern – Software Engineering

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Eversource Engineering Intern – Software Engineering

Important Immigration Sponsorship Notice:
Eversource will not offer immigration-related sponsorship for this position. Applicants who require immigration sponsorship—either now or in the future—should not apply. This includes, but is not limited to, direct company sponsorship, listing Eversource as the employer of record on immigration documents, or any work authorization that requires company involvement or documentation (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, O-1, etc.).

About Eversource & The Internship Program:
Kickstart your career with hands-on experience at New England’s largest electric utility. As an Eversource Engineering Intern, you’ll gain real-world exposure to the energy industry while receiving professional development, coaching, and training. Interns are valued team members, contributing fresh perspectives and innovative solutions across a variety of projects.

The Eversource Intern & Co-op program is designed to energize your summer with hands-on learning, leadership exposure, and real-world impact. From day one, interns dive into immersive experiences like “Our Business, Our Future” with senior leaders, skill-building sessions through LinkedIn Learning and Toastmasters, and thought-provoking Catalyst Conversations covering everything from clean energy to customer experience. We promote wellness through virtual health sessions, and encourage giving back with volunteer opportunities. Career exploration, networking panels, and our Intern Showcase ensure you’re not just observing — you’re contributing. Top it off with National Intern Day fun and you’ve got a summer that’s anything but ordinary!

What You’ll Get:

• Practical experience in a dynamic work environment
• Career development and mentorship
• Exposure to hands-on engineering tasks and experienced teams
• Opportunities available in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire

Join us and power your future with Eversource!

About the Role – Software Engineering Intern:
An intern working with our Software Engineering team will gain practical experience by helping to complete basic end-to-end software engineering tasks. This role involves performing fundamental analysis, development, testing, debugging, configuration, incident investigation, documentation, health monitoring/alerting, and implementation based on user or system design specifications. You will work within established team guidelines to independently tackle well-scoped problems and seek opportunities to expand your technical knowledge and capabilities.

Essential Functions:

• Influences others within the work area through clear explanation of facts, policies, and practices.
• Works towards day-to-day objectives with a moderate impact on the immediate work area.
• Operates with direct supervision on projects and assignments, setting objectives for your own responsibilities to align with project and assignment goals.
• Addresses general problems and issues that may require understanding a broader set of contexts.
• Solves problems that may span various issues or work areas, typically through exercising discretion and judgment, drawing from prior experiences, and analyzing the issue at hand.
• Responsible for making minor changes or enhancements in systems and processes to resolve problems or improve the effectiveness of the work area.
• Communicates effectively with internal and external stakeholders to your team.
• Explains work area policies, practices, and procedures to others within the organization, influencing decision-makers with recommended courses of action.

Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications:

Required:

• Currently enrolled in a four-year accredited university program.
• Effectively uses code version control systems such as Git.
• Understands basic programming and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts.
• Understands core application development patterns.
• Experienced using data structures.
• Familiar with traditional data stores.
• Familiar with REST API syntax and tools for documenting and testing REST APIs such as Swagger and Postman.
• Familiar with Agile methodology.
• Possesses theoretical knowledge of the work area.
• Ability to work autonomously with limited supervision.
• Displays a strong work ethic.
• Understands provided direction and effectively implements assigned tasks.
• Demonstrates project/team level impact.
• Troubleshoots simple engineering problems by checking logs, using developer tools, and effectively utilizing a debugger.
• Able to use existing knowledge of algorithms, structures, and patterns to design and implement solutions of light to moderate complexity.
• Objectively evaluates whether goals have been met.
• Communicates effectively during meetings.
• Completes work or raises roadblocks in a timely manner.
• Open to change and learning new skills to accomplish tasks.
• Accepts feedback graciously and learns from experience.
• Shows respect towards other team members.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Familiar with Microfrontends and Microservices architectures.
• Experience with React.
• Experience with SQL Server and writing Stored Procedures.
• Experience using Azure Cloud Services.
• Experience using Azure Dev-Ops.
• Knowledge of .NET Framework 4.x and .NET Core 3.x.
• Experience using Visual Studio utilizing the C# programming language.

Compensation & Employment Status:
Interns are paid through our Managed Service Provider Program and are not direct employees of Eversource. Pay rates are hourly, based on your year of graduation and whether the role is technical or non-technical. Rates start at $18.12 for a non-technical freshman and go up to $41.82 for a technical PhD candidate.

Worker Type: Regular
Number of Openings: 1

Emergency Response:
Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment. This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours, and location.

EEO Statement:
Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.

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