Data Engineer Intern in FORT SMITH, Arkansas at Summit Utilities
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Job Description
Join our growing team and discover why Summit Utilities, Inc. continues to earn national and regional recognition as an employer of choice. Our recognitions include Best Places to Work in Maine (2019–2025); Best Places to Work in Arkansas (2020, 2023, 2025); Best Places to Work in Oklahoma (2022–2025); Best Places to Work in Missouri (2023 and 2026); Best Places to Work in Colorado (2025); Forbes America’s Best Small Employers (2023); and, most recently, Proud and Purposeful Employer (2026).
Summit is a growing natural gas utility providing safe, reliable, and clean burning natural gas service to homes and businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Being part of the Summit team means embracing excellence and innovation, committing to safety each and every day, and doing all that we can to serve each other, our customers, and the communities where we live. We aim to bring warmth and energy to everything we do.
We have an exciting opportunity open for a Data Engineer Intern based in Fort Smith, Fayetteville, or Little Rock, AR.
POSITION SUMMARY
Summit Utilities is seeking a Data Engineer Intern to support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of enterprise data pipelines and integration solutions. This internship is designed for currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students who want hands-on experience building real data solutions in an enterprise-scale environment. Working under the guidance of senior engineers, analysts, and database administrators, the Data Engineer Intern contributes to active pipeline and integration work while building practical skills in SQL, scripting, and modern data integration practices. Ideal candidates have coursework, project, or prior internship experience with SQL and a programming language such as Python, along with demonstrated curiosity, attention to detail, and a strong desire to learn.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist senior engineers with building, testing, and maintaining data pipelines that ingest, transform, and stage data from source systems into enterprise data repositories.Write, troubleshoot, and optimize SQL queries and views under the guidance of experienced engineers.Help implement data quality checks, logging, and documentation that keep pipelines reliable and understandable.Participate in standups, sprint planning, code reviews, and team source control practices, and shadow support ticket and on-call response.Complete an assigned project or deliverable and present the results to the data and analytics team.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.
Summit offers competitive pay and medical/dental/vision and other benefits that provide flexibility, choice, and support to our employees when they need it most. We understand that home and family are essential pieces of your life, and our benefits are designed to support you both at work and at home.
Summit Utilities, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or veteran status.