AI Intern

Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? Do you want a workplace that will challenge you and offer you opportunities to learn and grow? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you're looking for.

At Xcel Energy, our employees are the driving force behind our success. So we make sure that, here, you can be your best. Doing work that makes a difference for neighbors and communities. Working with a team you can count on to push you. Expanding skills, staying ready for change, and capturing opportunities to grow. All with the support, rewards and recognition you need to thrive - during your internship and beyond.

Project Description :

Do you like to look at data sets to ?nd trends and tendencies? Do you enjoy dealing with complex, multi-variable problems using cutting-edge analytics? Xcel Energy is looking for smart, innovative STEM based interns with analytical, modeling, and machine learning skills to join our team. We develop solutions leveraging various modeling techniques to solve complex problems and then implement scalable solutions in data-driven environments.

Typical intern responsibilities may include but are not limited to :

Data exploration skills are essential to this position.

The ability to look through data, draw conclusions from data and pply the appropriate statistical technique to the data is imperative to this position.

We are looking for analytical thinkers that can quickly get a feel for our data and work in a minimal direction.

We want you to bring fresh ideas to our team and help us to improve our processes.

This position is for a June 1st, 2026 start. These positions may have the possibility to extend beyond the internship's initial term based on the candidate's successful performance and Xcel's business needs.

Minimum Requirements

Currently enrolled in a master's program for Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or similar program SQL / Python pro?ciency.

Data Exploration skills : ability to look through data, assess data quality and draw conclusions from the data Experience assessing data quality

Applying appropriate statistical techniques to data exploration

Experience with feature engineering

Exposure and understanding of foundational statistics concepts and algorithms : linear / logistic regression, random forest, boosting, etc.

Passion for learning (new problem domains, algorithms, tools etc) and for analyzing data

Ability to access, manage, transfer, integrate and analyze complex datasets

Strong Verbal / Writing Communications Skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with large data sets, especially leveraging Databricks and Spark Fluency with Python

Experience with data visualization tools / languages such as Posit, Power BI, etc.

Machine learning exposure and AWS experience

Experience with Gitlab, Claude code, & Microsoft Copilot Studio

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy, we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If you're ready to be a part of something big, we invite you to join our team.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to apply please contact us at recruiting@xcelenergy.com .

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is : $27.20 per hour

This position is eligible for the following benefits : Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply : 10 / 16 / 25

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