At NRG, we’re bringing the power of energy to people and organizations by putting customers at the center of everything we do. We generate electricity and provide energy solutions and natural gas to millions of customers through our diverse portfolio of retail brands. A Fortune 500 company, operating in the United States and Canada, NRG delivers innovative solutions while advocating for competitive energy markets and customer choice, working towards a sustainable energy future. More information is available at www.nrg.com. Connect with NRG on Facebook, LinkedIn and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.

This position is governed by a local union contract.

NRG

At NRG, we’re bringing the power of energy to people and organizations by putting customers at the center of everything we do. We generate electricity and provide energy solutions and natural gas to millions of customers through our diverse portfolio of retail brands. A Fortune 500 company, operating in the United States and Canada, NRG delivers innovative solutions while advocating for competitive energy markets and customer choice, working towards a sustainable energy future. More information regarding NRG is available at www.nrg.com .

Summer Internship Program

Our 10-week program is designed to increase future employment potential for prospects while providing a valuable resource to the business. This Summer Internship will appeal to proactive and self-motivated college juniors/seniors with a genuine desire to learn about the energy business and industry. During the internship, candidates will work on real projects and have real responsibilities. NRG aims to help candidates build strengths, gain skills that can be transferred to any workplace, and stand out from the crowd.

Ideal Candidate

This Intern role within the organization is a Data Engineer Intern based in Houston under IT Data Architecture and Analytics team. NRG is looking for self-driven, high-caliber individuals who can grasp complex commercial issues and harness information to deliver solutions. In return, NRG will provide the support, guidance, and opportunities to help our ideal candidate be successful. As the emerging talent and a valuable future asset, NRG seeks to help candidates make significant impact, inspire people, and provide exceptional customer service.

Data Engineer Intern Responsibilities include:

• Work collaboratively with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Business Intelligence/Analytics and Business partners in Enterprise Data and Analytics (ED&A) group to design, develop and support data solutions.
• Involve in data projects and services in multiple stages (if possible, all stages) of Data Product Life Cycle, from Proof-of-Concept (POC), ingestion, transformation, platform, observability, all the way to consumption.
• Develop automated ETL/ELT data ingestion pipelines to process data from multiple sources and formats (e.g., Oracle, MS SQL Server, Salesforce, Snowflake, CSV, API endpoints, etc.) using existing ED&A data ingestion framework, practices, and standards.
• Build and/or support data platform for advanced data architecture and capabilities, e.g., generative AI POC, cloud platform enablement, data governance and security interfaces, or data observability enhancements etc.
• Work as a Big Data Developer (data/back-end) to collaborate with UI developers (front-end) to analyze, develop, test, and deploy solution for Data Marketplace, which is NRG’s one-stop-shop for data assets and products.
• Participate in Agile scrums to clearly understand and communicate accomplished tasks, delivery plans and potential risks/challenges.
• Follow DevOps and CI/CD practices to ensure the reliability and scalability of data pipelines.

NRG Interns need to be able to demonstrate the following behaviors:

• Build and maintain effective working relationships; Communicate/collaborate effectively
• Have a positive impact through self-awareness and social skills
• Deliver excellent customer service
• Take initiative and set high standards for self
• Look at the bigger picture and recognize the impact of your actions
• Learn from experience to perform in new or changing situations
• Focus energy on what will make a difference and deliver exceptionally

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree discipline: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics or related field
• Must have completed second year of college with a 3.0 GPA or higher
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship
• NRG and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer - EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Working Conditions

• Open office environment
• Primary Location of Employment : Houston
• Based on placement, location, the schedule of your work week will be a hybrid work schedule: a combination of remote work and in-office per team needs

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability

EEO is the Law Poster (The poster can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf )

Official description on file with Talent.