Intern - Mining Engineer

Join us for Summer 2026! Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) is an energy company founded on a rich coal legacy with strategic and diversified assets to serve shareholders, employees, and our communities. We operate surface coal mines in northeast Wyoming, southeast Montana, and northwest New Mexico, and are currently searching for Engineering Internship candidates.

**Intern - Mining Engineer **

Description

Must take a personal and active approach to health, safety, and environment, and understand and follow all state, federal, and company health, safety, and environmental requirements applicable to the work area and tasks assigned.

Summary Of Position

The role of the Intern - Engineer Mining will be to assist in the development and implementation of mine plans/designs, which are economically viable and meet all environmental and regulatory requirements.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist one or more experienced engineers in developing daily mine plans.
• Spend time shadowing the operations and processes at the mine.
• Assist in developing mine designs through prudent engineering practices and account for health, safety, environmental, volume, and cost requirements.
• Independently conduct engineering research and studies and write technical reports.
• Assist in engineering evaluations and projects.
• Clarify expectations and goals with the Supervisor as well as seek regular feedback and incorporate the feedback into the work product.
• Work with other departments across the business to achieve the business goals of the assigned department.
• Consistently improve and learn through effective feedback and coaching.
• Obey MSHA regulations and safety practices at the mine, identify and report any safety hazards to the supervisors or managers, and complete proper reporting as necessary.
  
  

Qualifications

• Current college student enrolled in a (4) year Engineering program
• 2.75 Cumulative GPA with a 3.25 GPA in chosen major
• Physical Demands:** While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is required to continuously sit with frequent forward bending and rotation. The employee must frequently lift, carry, and/or move up to 15 pounds; rarely lift, carry, and/or move up to 34 pounds; and rarely lift, carry, and/or move up to 50 pounds or swing up to 12 pounds. The employee is required to rarely push or pull up to 100 pounds of force. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms; occasionally use a right-hand grip up to 30 pounds of force; and rarely use hand at an elevated level. The employee is required continuously stand with forward bending and frequently rotating; kneel; and frequently to walk; climb stairs; crouch; squat repetitively; and occasionally crawl. Rarely the employee is required to squat repetitively or reach up to 74". Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Working Environment:** Works in office environment and site environment. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Working outdoors in all weather conditions; working in plant environment; working in shop environment; and working in the cab of equipment or vehicle.