2026 Summer College Internship: Compute Platform Engineering Intern

SMUD has been serving the Sacramento region for over 70 years and provides reliable electricity to over 1.5 million customers. They are seeking a Compute Platform Engineering Intern to assist in architecting, deploying, and managing compute and storage services for enterprise applications while utilizing coding skills to improve team efficiency. Responsibilities Performs tasks of an analytical or research nature for suitable projects or ongoing assignments which call for specific acquired academic skills and knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math May locate sources of information; collect and organize data Makes computations and analyzes data for degree of confidence and for alternative courses of action May develop computer programs relating to assignments and may code material for established programs May develop written, graphical and/or oral reports May assist staff analysts and technical personnel by performing elements of their work under close supervision Skills Registration as a full-time student (minimum of 12 units) at an accredited college or university in a declared curriculum with a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) emphasis that will provide the specific skills and knowledge that will contribute to available work assignments Students must be able to commute to the SMUD Offices in Sacramento, CA when requested to come in To have a student position at SMUD, you must not have any relatives working at SMUD Students must be enrolled as a full-time student, complete and pass at least 12 undergraduate units OR 8 graduate units and receive at least a 2.0 GPA in the Spring Semester/Quarter of 2026 Students must be graduating in Summer 2026 or later If the student is graduating in Summer 2026, they must be enrolled as a part-time student in the Summer of 2026 If the student is graduating in the Spring Semester/Quarter of 2026 but is pursuing another degree in the Fall Semester/Quarter of 2026, you will still be eligible Currently, SMUD is not hiring candidates for its student internship positions who require sponsorship from an employer either now or in the future Majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS or related College status: Junior or Senior Experience with servers, including home labs Experience with containers Experience with building out automation Experience with VMware, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and/or Windows Server Company Overview SMUD provides electricity to Sacramento County, California. It was founded in 1946, and is headquartered in Sacramento, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is