Energy Operations Management Inter
Overview:
- Period: 2024 (Start date TBD)
- Level of effort: Part time, 2-4 hours (min) per week during school session; up to 20 hours per week during summer and intercession breaks
- Pay: $20/hourly rate plus part-time fringe benefits
- Location: Primarily virtual, with monthly face-to-face events and field work on O`ahu, plus travel to U.S. mainland for training and technology trials
- Title: Energy Operations Management Intern
Duties: Support Simonpietri Enterprises to develop “Aloha Carbon,” a technology and project to divert construction and demolition debris from disposal in landfills, and invasive species from landscape restoration projects on O`ahu, and convert them to sustainable aviation fuel, renewable natural gas, and green hydrogen. Internship work will involve training in and performance of modeling and simulation of the renewable fuel manufacturing process through Aspen chemical engineering process simulation software, CPFD Barracuda computational particle fluid dynamics software, Argonne National Laboratory GREET model greenhouse gas emissions calculations, and other tools to help inform and optimize the design and operation of a waste-to-fuel manufacturing plant under development in Kapolei. Duties include project management of tasks and team member assignments; management and synthesis of community input and environmental regulatory information as well as scientific and engineering data; performing technical and market background research; and writing technical summaries and progress reports for technical and general audiences. Interns will also be included in physical in-person events for field work, site visits, and tours to industrial and energy facilities on O`ahu, and may be sent for in-person training or research testing events to continental U.S. locations. After graduation, candidates may be considered for full-time positions at Simonpietri Enterprises LLC.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled student or recent graduate in a science, technology, engineering, math, or business degree program
- Strong personal interest in sustainability, renewable fuels and energy, waste reduction and recycling, manufacturing and design, and greenhouse gas reduction actions
- Experience with Microsoft Office products.
- Oral and written communication skills
- Spreadsheet modeling and calculation skills
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
About the employer: Simonpietri Enterprises is a Kailua, Hawaii-based small business focused on sustainable technology research and development and their transition to project development and operations. The company is a technology and project developer of innovative ways to recycle and transform waste streams into useful products and services. One of these is “Aloha Carbon,” which is a process to divert construction and demolition debris from landfills and transform it into low-greenhouse gas fuel, with co-products such as green cement. Another is “Aloha Fertilizer,” a process to convert local organic wastes into an engineered organic fertilizer product. Simonpietri Enterprises also exercises leadership in sustainability; as an example, the company is a member of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Sustainability Center of Excellence (ASCENT) industry advisory council, as well as the Hawaii Gas Integrated Resource Plan Advisory Group. The company has 8 employees, half of whom were hired through this internship program.
To apply, send an email with a current resume and a sample of work product to zachary@simonpietri.com or joelle@simonpietri.com