Engineering Co-op/intern Fall 2008
FirstEnergy 

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About the Company
FirstEnergy (www.firstenergycorp.com) is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. A Fortune 250 company, its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, as well as energy management and other energy-related services. Its seven electric utility operating companies comprise the nation's fifth largest investor-owned electric system, based on 4.5 million customers served within a 36,100-square-mile area of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and its generation subsidiaries control more than 14,000 megawatts of capacity.

Our internship program is designed to cultivate your professional skills and provide meaningful insight into the rewards of pursuing full-time, professional-level work. At FirstEnergy, this means that you'll get a personalized development plan, on-the-job training, and challenging assignments that will refine your skills and round out your competencies.

This position will begin in August/September 2008 and will end based on the needs of the student.

About the Opportunity
As an Electrical Engineering co-op at FirstEnergy's Bayshore Power Plant, you will have a significant impact on the team's success. Based on planned maintenance schedules at the various facilities, selected candidates may see the inside of a generation during scheduled outages, work on the electromagnetic areas, motors, controls electronics and computers. In addition, you will also assist the team in completing outage reports, capital projects and voltage regulator installation projects as needed.

Persons selected will be making a significant contribution to the team! Must be able work in an office 40% and in a power plant environment 60% of the time with absolute safety awareness. Selected candidates must have good communication skills and be able work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

Currently seeking Bachelor's degree in engineering at an accredited college/university, mechanical discipline preferred.

Candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and be able to interact with both bargaining group and management personnel at various levels of the organization.

Completed freshman year and successfully passed freshman level engineering coursework.

Minimum GPA of 2.5

Candidate should be available for at least 2 and preferrably 3 terms (Fall 08 & Summer 09)

Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Benefits
We offer furnished, temporary apartments for those co-op and internship program participants who live more than 50 miles from their FirstEnergy reporting location or an allowance to use for housing that candidates find on their own.

*FirstEnergy Corp. proudly supports Affirmative Action. FirstEnergy Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FirstEnergy Corp. is committed to workforce diversity. M/F/D/V encouraged to apply. Relocation packages available. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Must be eligible to work in this country. Unable to sponsor or transfer H1 visas at this time.