California ISO is hiring a
Power Systems Engineering Intern

Summary

The California ISO is accepting applications for summer 2024 internships for university or graduate students majoring in Electrical Engineering or related fields. The organization manages the flow of electricity across California's power grid and ensures equal access to the wholesale power market. Interns will gain real-world experience, work on challenging assignments, interact with executives, attend seminars, and have opportunities for social activities.

Requirements

• Currently in an Undergraduate, Master’s degree (MS) or PhD program in Electrical Engineering or related field. Degree program with a Power systems focus strongly desired
• Graduating December of 2024 or later
• Proficient in Microsoft office suite
• Good presentation, oral and written communication skills highly desirable
• Must be able to work effectively in a team environment
• Excellent analytical and problems solving skills required

Responsibilities

• Participation in project implementation teams to ensure successful implementation of key power systems software applications projects
• Learn about our new Energy Management System (EMS) software and upgrade
• Perform outage studies, application testing, tool development and modeling updates
• Create new tools and other automations to support outage studies and improve efficiencies of processes
• Use engineering models to identify market impacts and present reports subject to industry, regulatory, and peer review

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous internships, research or work experience within electric industry is desired
• Research and or studies in energy industry highly desired
• Strong understanding of Power Systems concepts
• Familiarity running power flow studies within PSLF, PSSE, PowerWorld, or MATLAB desired

Benefits

• Paid intern position for 10 -12 weeks during summer 2024
• Opportunities to interact with the CEO and the Executive team of the ISO
• Invitations to seminars on the latest energy industry topics such as renewables, electric cars and micro grids
• Social activities with other interns