Electrical Engineering Intern — Grid Data & Analytics

Dominion Energy; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

The summer intern will support Dominion Energy’s operational planning platform by assisting with integration analysis, business process documentation, workflow evaluation, and data quality initiatives. This role provides hands-on experience with electric utility operations and distribution planning using data-driven tools to improve grid visibility and decision-making.

Preferred candidates are pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or computer

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering or a related field.
• Interest in electric utility operations, smart grid technologies, DER integration or power systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools; experience in SQL, Python or Power BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of the reliability analysis platform and its integration with, DERMS and related systems
• Assist in documenting system interfaces, data flows and business processes supporting the platform implementation
• Review existing workflows and identify opportunities for process improvement and standardization
• Validate incoming data and perform data quality checks to ensure consistency and accuracy
• Investigate data anomalies and work with engineering, IT and business stakeholders to resolve issues
• Assist in developing report and dashboards to track integration and data quality metrics
• Participate in testing functionalities, integrations and system enhancements.
• Assist in user acceptance testing (UAT), issue tracking and documentation of test results
• Present findings and recommendations to the project team throughout the tenure of the internship

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Written and verbal communication

Education

Undergraduate or Master’s degree in EE/CS/CE or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

Power BI

Job description

The summer intern will support Dominion Energy’s operational planning platform by assisting with integration analysis, business process documentation, workflow evaluation, and data quality initiatives. This role provides hands-on experience with electric utility operations and distribution planning using data-driven tools to improve grid visibility and decision-making.

Preferred candidates are pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or computer