Summer 2026 Energy Engineer Intern Spring 2026 Career Fair Applicants

Michaels Energy•Chicago, IL

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Please note this posting is intended for candidates interested in upcoming internship opportunities in the summer of 2026. Who is Michaels Energy? Michaels Energy is a veteran-owned energy consulting firm that exists to help businesses minimize waste and maximize value. Our energy and engineering gurus are obsessed with optimizing buildings and processes to maximize energy savings and profits, minimize utility grid stress and carbon footprints, and keep this big, beautiful planet in tip-top shape. Our passion is developing long-term client relationships with energy users, utilities, consultants, and partners. This passion combined with our core values of proactive and responsive service, intuitive analysis, collaborative partnerships, and fanatical execution, forms the foundation of our corporate culture. We’re proud to share that Michaels Energy is one of Inc’s Best Workplaces of 2024 and 2025. This award is given to workplaces that foster an environment where employees willingly go above and beyond in their work, advocate for the organization and intend to stay into the future. What is the role? We’re looking for an additional Summer Energy Engineer Intern who is passionate about energy conservation AND has a desire to grow in technical knowledge in order to tackle energy cost-saving projects for all types of buildings. In this intern role, you can use that passion to support Michaels’ engineers, building owners, utilities, consultants, and partners to save energy and lower utility bills. Client and customer communication is also important in this role.

Requirements

Junior or Senior level students working towards degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Energy Engineering
Proven strong academic background in thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics
Excellent oral, written, and analytical skills
Passion for energy conservation
Ability to travel regionally up to 30% for customer site visits