Intern - Data Engineering

Job Description

MidAmerican Energy Company one of the largest renewable energy producers in the U.S is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, safely meeting the energy needs of more than 1.6 million customers in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and South Dakota. A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, we have more than 3,400 dedicated employees serving our customers every day across our service territory.

Interns will have the opportunity to participate in the annual three-day summer intern event in Des Moines, Iowa where they will have the opportunity to tour state-of-the-art facilities, network with leadership, and gain a broader understanding of MidAmerican Energy Company. Other panels, lunch and learns, and events will be happening throughout the summer to give our interns the best experience.

Responsibilities

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in building and maintaining data pipelines to collect, process, and transform data from various sources.
• Work with team members and business groups to understand data requirements and support analytics projects.
• Help prepare clean and structured datasets for use by Data Scientists and Analysts.
• Perform basic data discovery, profiling, and quality checks to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Support development of ETL processes using Python, Spark and SQL under guidance from senior team members.
• Learn and assist in implementing data models and storage solutions in relational and cloud-based systems.
• Follow data security and governance best practices when handling data.
• Monitor and troubleshoot simple data workflows with guidance from the team.
• Document data processes and tasks to support transparency and learning.
• Collaborate using Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office, and Azure DevOps for communication and project organization.
• Respond to feedback from team members and strive for continuous learning and improvement.
• Perform any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.

Performance Expectations

• Perform responsibilities as directed within determined time frames and with a high degree of accuracy.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships within the department and the company.
• Maintain the professional competence, knowledge and skills necessary to effectively complete responsibilities; enhance job knowledge and abilities by taking personal responsibility for professional development and training.
• Maintain sensitive and confidential information regarding company information.
• Attend work on a regular basis and support the company's employee policies and procedures, including workplace safety rules.
• Ensure all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understand and comply with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.

Qualifications

Skills for Success

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills and customer relationship skills
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• Experience using Python and Spark to develop data engineering pipelines
• Experience using SQL to work with database tables and ETL processes.
• Taken coursework in data analytics, machine learning, statistics, or computational mathematics preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be a college student, sophomore, or higher standing, currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program in data analytics, data science, computer science, management information systems, mathematics, or related field of study.
• Must be available June 2026 - August 2026.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and the Windows operating environment.