Co-Op Student, Power Delivery, Spring 2027

Entergy; Jackson (MS); Hybrid; USD 27,552,000 - 34,440,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy is seeking a Co-op Student in its Transmission Department in Mississippi the Jackson area. The role targets Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering students who are sophomores or above and enrolled for the co-op period. A 2.8 GPA is required and an official transcript will verify eligibility.

The position is hybrid, travel up to 25%, and includes hands-on engineering work, site visits, and collaboration with engineers on grid reliability projects.

Qualifications

• Active enrollment in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering to work full-time during co-op semesters.
• Sophomore year or higher at hire.
• Minimum GPA of 2.8 (4.0 scale) verified by transcript.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineers in day-to-day activities including project scoping and site visits.
• Review transmission line encroachments and assist with drawings.
• Manage network model and deployment of facility rating changes.

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Job description

PS Job Title

Co-Op Student

Work Place Flexibility

Hybrid

Legal Entity

Entergy Services, LLC

Entergy’s Transmission Department

is eager to hire a college student who will be actively engaged in a Electrical, Mechanical and/or Civil Engineering curriculum, and on track to obtain a bachelor's or master's degree. Seeking students who will be classified as a sophomore, junior, senior, or enrolled in graduate studies at the time of hire. The minimum cumulative GPA requirement for this role is 2.8 on a 4.0 scale, which is verified through an official transcript from the previous semester.

Job Description

• Assisting engineers in day-to-day activities including, but not limited to:
• Performing project scoping and site visits
• Review of Transmission Line encroachments
• Preparing operational one-line drawings
• Management of the network model and deployment of facility rating changes
• Creation of a more detailed model used to improve the State Estimator
• Validate estimating prices and equipment units, ensuring material is properly ordered and staged for upcoming projects
• Managing projects that are in construction
• Completion of as-built documentation
• Participate in weekly planning coordination calls
• Work on special projects to assist in improving grid reliability
• Responding to equipment failures
• NERC Clearance Remediation
• Transmission Line database management
• Support of Business Analyst processes within Project Controls through data mining and reporting, as well as performing a wide variety of detailed engineering analysis in transmission-related areas such as planning, economic analysis, maintenance, design, project management and construction, and operations
• Travel is required for the position
• Uses engineering principles to solve problems, develop cost-effective, technically sound solutions
• Applies knowledge of engineering principles in evaluating the transmission grid
• Works with other disciplines within the Transmission organization and other business units
• Utilize various power system software packages (Steady State, Stability and/or Electric Market Analysis) to evaluate the performance of the transmission grid
• Assist with storm/emergency restoration efforts as necessary

Education Requirements

• Seeking candidates who are actively enrolled in pursuing a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree in Electrical, Mechanical, and/or Civil Engineering to work full-time during the designated co-op semesters.
• Other engineering majors may be considered.
• At minimum, candidates must be classified as a sophomore or beyond (at the time of hire).
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale), verified through an official transcript from the previous semester.

Primary Location

Mississippi-Jackson Mississippi : Jackson

Job Function

Students / Early Careers

FLSA Status

Nonexempt

Relocation Option

Level III

Union description/code

NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings

1

Travel Percentage

Up to 25%

EEO Statement

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.

The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

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Accessibility

Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Working Conditions

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note:

Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.