Student Intern, Distribution Engineering, Summer 2027

Entergy; Hot Springs (AR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Entergy Arkansas, LLC is offering a student internship in Distribution Engineering, onsite in Hot Springs, AR. You will support day-to-day distribution operations, assist with project tasks, and participate in planning and field activities to improve grid reliability.

Ideal candidates are engineering students (sophomore or beyond) with a 2.8+ GPA, preferred in Mechanical or Electrical disciplines, and able to travel up to 50% for site work.

Qualifications

• Must be actively enrolled in an engineering degree (bachelor's, master's, or doctorate).
• Minimum GPA 2.8 (on 4.0 scale) verified by transcript.
• Preferred: Mechanical or Electrical Engineering majors.

Responsibilities

• Assist day-to-day Distribution Engineering tasks.
• Travel to work sites within Entergy service territories.
• Support deployment of Management System components to business units.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Analytical skills

MS Office

Teamwork/communication

Education

Engineering student (sophomore or above)

Tools

Asset Management Databases

GDT

Job description

Job Summary/Purpose
Role is responsible for providing support to Distribution Operations and team projects. Distribution Engineering is tasked with developing, delivering, maintaining and validating the Business Unit adherence to policies and procedures. Distribution Engineering is expected to provide a customer centric atmosphere, with an emphasis on safety culture, CI and teamwork environment. Role will require building and maintaining partnerships with operations and other support functions to properly facilitate the development and continuous improvement of the Safety and Reliability of Entergy Arkansas

PS Job Title: Student, Intern
Work Place Flexibility: Onsite
Legal Entity: Entergy Arkansas, LLC
Job Summary/Purpose
Role is responsible for providing support to Distribution Operations and team projects. Distribution Engineering is tasked with developing, delivering, maintaining and validating the Business Unit adherence to policies and procedures. Distribution Engineering is expected to provide a customer centric atmosphere, with an emphasis on safety culture, CI and teamwork environment. Role will require building and maintaining partnerships with operations and other support functions to properly facilitate the development and continuous improvement of the Safety and Reliability of Entergy Arkansas
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Working in a team environment to assist in day-to-day activities, including but not limited to:

• Provides support to Distribution Engineering day-to-day tasks
• Travel to work sites within Entergy service territories
• Support the Development, Delivery and Deployment of assigned Management System components to all applicable business units
• Develop and monitor observation tools, indicators and actions related to Management System compliance
• Assist or complete design of jobs that require the use of Asset Management Databases and GDT
• Performing design based on project scoping and site visits
• Utilizing design software to model surveyed field configurations
• Preparing operational one-line drawings
• Validate estimating prices and equipment units, ensuring material is properly ordered
• Managing projects that are to be delivered to construction
• Participate in weekly planning coordination calls
• Work on special projects to assist in improving grid reliability
• Responding to equipment failures
• Asset Management database management
• Support of business analytic processes 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, design & project management.
• Travel may be required for the position
  

Minimum Education Required Of The Position

• Candidates must be actively enrolled and pursuing a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree in an Engineering discipline from a four-year institution (for the duration of their internship). At the time of hire, candidates must be classified as a sophomore or beyond.

Preferred: Mechanical Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering majors.
Preferred: Candidates who will be classified as a junior 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.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required Of The Position

• General electrical or mechanical engineering knowledge
• Self-starter with strong analytical and communication skills
• Must be proficient in MS office tools - Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong and positive team attitude and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritize work and to handle multiple tasks
• Ability to understand scope and objective of each assignment

Primary Location: Arkansas-Hot Springs Arkansas : Hot Springs || Arkansas : Hotsprings

Job Function: Students / Early Careers

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings: 2

Req ID: 124731

PS Job Title: Student, Intern

Travel Percentage:25% to 50%

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