2026 Summer Health Safety Environmental Internship

At Hitachi Energy, you can work with purpose from the very start of your career. Whether you're a student or a recent graduate, you'll have the opportunity to tackle real-world challenges and contribute to innovative projects that inspire the next era of sustainable energy. Our inclusive environment fosters growth, learning, and collaboration, empowering you to make a meaningful impact from day one.

Our internships are designed to first and foremost act as a learning experience for students. Interns are valued members of our team and are assigned meaningful work that supports their growth, as well as our company goals. We encourage our interns to challenge the status quo, drive innovation through new ideas, and collaborate with our global community of employees.

How our internship applications work:

We know that applying for multiple internships can be overwhelming, so we’ve simplified the process. Each internship listing represents a category of roles, rather than a single job. When you apply to one of these job listings, our recruiting team reviews your application and matches you to the most relevant internship within that category.

Please note: You only need to apply to one internship posting to be considered for multiple roles. Please apply for the job posting that is most closely related to your major.

Role could include positions like Health, Safety, Environmental 

This Summer internship is a 12 weekprogram thatwill take place in-person at our factory in Jefferson City, MO.

Internships are:

• 12-week learning journey 

• Full-time, paid summer position 

• Opportunities available across all our major USA locations 

• Comprehensive program of meaningful projects where you can make a real impact

• Impactful and meaningful challenges to solve through real work

• Opportunity to build a diverse network and gain hands-on experience

Internship Responsibilities

Health

• Assist with ergonomic risk reduction program

• Identify innovative solutions for ergonomic hazards

• Assist with hearing conservation program including hearing tests and noise reduction projects

• Assist with engaging employees in health related activities

Safety

• Review job hazard risk assessments and related work instructions to update

• Create job hazard risk summary pages

• Create new job hazard risk assessments for maintenance and other non-production activities

• Identify innovative solutions to reduce job risk

• Product life-cycle analysis, waste stream mapping, projects for reuse and recirculation of resources

Sustainability & Environment

• Assist with compressed air use reduction program

• Update chemical inventory and associated monitoring requirements

• Miscellaneous projects to achieve Hitachi Energy Carbon 2030 and biodiversity goals

Your Background:

• Obtaining a bachelor’s or `master’s degree in Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, HSE Management, Health Science or Health Education, Nursing

• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.

• Ability to work across cultures.

• Good conceptual and analytical thinking

• Effective working within a team.

• Self-motivated and ability to work independently.