Xcel Energy is a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company, offering a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services. They are seeking smart, innovative STEM-based interns with analytical, modeling, and machine learning skills to develop solutions and implement scalable solutions in data-driven environments.
Data exploration skills are essential to this position
The ability to look through data, draw conclusions from data and apply 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
Qualification
Required
Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program (as of Fall 2026) in a relevant field: Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or similar program SQL /Python proficiency
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
Must be a local resident in CO or MN
Preferred
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
Benefits
Pension
401(k) plan
Paid time off (PTO)
Holidays
Xcel Energy is an electric and natural gas energy company that offers a portfolio of energy-related products and services to customers.