Data Engineering Intern - Summer 2026

Embrace Your Possibilities: At Brown and Caldwell, an environmental engineering firm, we’re unlocking the potential of water and healthy environments to create thriving communities. Delivering this shared purpose starts with our people: We recruit individuals seeking to develop their skills and gain experience to build a strong foundation for the future Through an internship at Brown and Caldwell, you’ll gain real-life, hands-on experience alongside our employee owners, engineers, scientists, consultants, and constructors who are driving positive changes for our clients and communities. Here you’ll find opportunities for impact, community that lifts, support to thrive, and trust in you as you embark on your career journey. 

So, what’s possible for you?  

Brown and Caldwell offers Summer Internship opportunities to spend a summer working with our team to support the Digital Solutions team. We are seeking an individual interested in gaining practical, hands-on experience outside of the classroom. We promise a collaborative environment where you will grow as a professional under the guidance of your people manager and team and be trusted to support project objectives. Our work is interesting, challenging, wide-ranging in nature, and impactful for the communities we live in. We invite you to embrace your possibilities and join us to learn and develop with our team of nationally recognized experts!   

Detailed Description:  

How Will You Make an Impact?:  

Interns at Brown and Caldwell make a daily, material impact by completing support duties to advance their team’s projects and objectives. They receive professional training and the support of their team. Interns can expect to be onboarded, mentored, and developed by industry leaders to develop real-life skills and make an impact on their assigned projects.  

As a Summer Intern, you can expect your experience to include the following:   

• Collaborate closely with data engineers, software engineers, project managers, and multidisciplinary teams to support data initiatives across water, wastewater, environmental engineering, sustainability, and climate projects. 
• Design, build, and maintain Azure-based data pipelines to ingest, transform, and publish structured and unstructured data for analytics and reporting.  
• Develop and enhance Python-based data processing and transformation workflows, including data validation and quality checks.  
• Use Git for version control, participating in collaborative development practices such as pull requests, reviews, and documentation.  
• Support and learn CI/CD practices, including automated testing and deployment of data pipelines and analytics artifacts.  
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and reliability by following established QA/QC processes, data governance standards, and best practices.  
• Communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver data solutions.  
• Manage assigned tasks and deliverables on time while developing strong organizational, analytical, and problem solving skills.  
• Complete an Internship Capstone Project that demonstrates growth in cloud data engineering, automation, and analytics over the course of the summer. 

Desired Skills and Experience:   

 What Must Our Candidate Have? (Required)    

• To qualify for an internship, you must be a current undergraduate, graduate, or advanced degree student with a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics or a related field. 
•  Academic or project experience using Python, SQL, or data processing libraries. 
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure, and foundational data engineering concepts. 
• Working knowledge of Linux, Bash/shell scripting, and command-line interfaces. 
• Exposure to data pipelines, Git, and CI/CD or DevOps principles, through coursework, projects, or internships. 
• Strong analytical thinking, clear communication skills, and a desire to learn and apply modern data engineering practices in a real‑world environment. 
• You must be enrolled for the 2025–2026 academic year and plan to continue in Fall 2026. 
• You also must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.    

Salary Range: The hourly pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education.  These ranges may be modified in the future.  

Location A: 
Hourly $18.40 - $25.20  

Location B:   
Hourly $20.20 – $27.70  

Location C: 
Hourly $22.00 – $30.20  

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter. 

Benefits and Other Compensation:  We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.  

About Brown and Caldwell   

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com  

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test. 

Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.   

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer.  Brown and Caldwell encourages protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and applicants from all backgrounds to apply.  Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act