Grid Operations Planning Engineer Co-op

Midcontinent-Independent-System; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

MISO in Eagan, MN is offering a Spring 2027 Co-op as an Operations Planning Engineer. This paid, full-time on-site role provides hands-on experience with power system analysis, outage planning, and grid modeling in one of the world's largest electric grids.

You'll work with senior engineers, run power flow studies, review models, and help evaluate contingencies and reliability concerns. Housing is available for qualified students and the program runs Jan 13 to Apr 30, 2027.

Qualifications

• Completion of core Electrical Engineering coursework.
• Hands-on projects or internships related to grid modeling or system studies.
• Programming experience such as Python, MATLAB, or C++.
• Coursework in Power Systems Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform power system studies and contingency analysis.
• Assist outage planning and reliability studies.
• Support grid modeling and power flow analysis tasks.

Job description

MISO in Eagan, MN is offering a Spring 2027 Co-op as an Operations Planning Engineer. This paid, full-time on-site role provides hands-on experience with power system analysis, outage planning, and grid modeling in one of the world's largest electric grids.

You'll work with senior engineers, run power flow studies, review models, and help evaluate contingencies and reliability concerns. Housing is available for qualified students and the program runs Jan 13 to Apr 30, 2027.