Power System Modeling Intern - Grid Reliability & Planning

ISO New England Inc.; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

ISO New England Inc. is offering a Power System Modeling Engineer Intern position within the Model Administration and Support group. You will gain hands-on experience updating power system models and supporting planning studies while working with generation and load data.

Ideal candidates are electrical engineering students with a power systems focus who enjoy problem solving and data work, and who have some exposure to PSS/E. This internship supports industry reliability and market operations.

Qualifications

• Graduate student preferred, but rising seniors will be considered if requirements are met.
• Enrollment in an electrical engineering program with a power systems concentration.
• Experience with PSSE preferred.
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a small team environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with data handling and updates to the New England Network Model.
• Help create planning study cases for transmission owners.
• Update generation profiles by gathering data from multiple sources.
• Review and maintain contingency project data, load profiles, and resource data.
• Support the Model Administration and Support Team in testing and validating model changes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Creative problem-solving

Effective communication

Independent work

Education

Electrical Engineering major

Senior or graduate student

Tools

PSSE

Job description

ISO New England Inc. is offering a Power System Modeling Engineer Intern position within the Model Administration and Support group. You will gain hands-on experience updating power system models and supporting planning studies while working with generation and load data.

Ideal candidates are electrical engineering students with a power systems focus who enjoy problem solving and data work, and who have some exposure to PSS/E. This internship supports industry reliability and market operations.