Power Systems Transmission Planning Intern

Xcel Energy; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Denver seeks a power systems intern to join the PSCo Transmission Planning team. You’ll gain hands‑on experience with state‑of‑the‑art planning tools, work on reliability, renewable integration, and grid modernization projects, and contribute to long‑term transmission planning.

Ideal candidates are graduate or PhD students in Electrical Engineering focusing on power systems, with strong analytical and communication skills and a passion for research and publications.

Qualifications

• ABET‑accredited college with power systems coursework.
• Electrical engineering degree with power systems focus required.

Responsibilities

• Support transmission planning studies (steady‑state, contingency, voltage) for Colorado.
• Assist with dynamic stability evaluations for grid disturbances.
• Develop, update, and validate transmission models (PSS/E, PSLF, PSCAD).
• Analyze results; prepare technical reports and presentations for decision making.
• Collaborate with planning, operations, protection, and modeling teams on reliability and grid modernization.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

ABET-accredited college

Electrical engineering focus

Power Systems course

Tools

PSS/E

PSLF

PSCAD

DSATools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Xcel Energy in Denver seeks a power systems intern to join the PSCo Transmission Planning team. You’ll gain hands‑on experience with state‑of‑the‑art planning tools, work on reliability, renewable integration, and grid modernization projects, and contribute to long‑term transmission planning.

Ideal candidates are graduate or PhD students in Electrical Engineering focusing on power systems, with strong analytical and communication skills and a passion for research and publications.