Substation Engineer

LS Power; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

LS Power seeks an electrical engineering student nearing graduation to join as a Substation Engineer intern. You will participate in the development, design, construction, and operation of high-voltage substations, gaining hands-on experience with protection, control, and project delivery.

The role emphasizes learning, collaboration with engineering teams, and exposure to cost and schedule estimates, procurement, and construction support across existing and new substations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with expected graduation Dec 2026 or May 2027.
• Understanding of electric-power systems from coursework, internships, or projects.
• Interest in high-voltage substation engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Ability to perform technical analyses and explain conclusions clearly.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support substation engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
• Review and develop substation design packages and layouts.
• Assist with protection and control designs and studies.
• Contribute to project cost and schedule estimates.
• Support engineering, procurement, and construction contract management.

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (expected Dec 2026/May 2027)

Job description

About Us

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy expansion solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through its transmission business, LS Power Grid, the company built and operates 780+ miles of high-voltage transmission and 7 transmission utilities and has another 375+ miles currently in construction or development. LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are meeting the growing needs of the energy expansion, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised more than $76 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.

About Us

Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy expansion solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through its transmission business, LS Power Grid, the company built and operates 780+ miles of high-voltage transmission and 7 transmission utilities and has another 375+ miles currently in construction or development. LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are meeting the growing needs of the energy expansion, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised more than $76 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.

Our Purpose, Mission, & Values

Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world.

Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem.

Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership.

Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset. We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.

Benefits

We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees' happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.

About The Role

Designed for an electrical engineering student approaching graduation, the Substation Engineer role offers the opportunity to develop specialized expertise in high-voltage substation engineering. The engineer will support the development, design, construction, and operation of new and existing substations.

Responsibilities

What You Will Do

• Support competitive proposals and project development activities involving substation engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Support the preparation and review of substation design packages, including physical layouts, material specifications, and construction specifications.
• Review protection and control designs and related electrical studies and reports.
• Develop and review project cost and schedule estimates.
• Evaluate engineering, procurement, and construction alternatives to identify solutions that balance cost, safety, reliability, constructability, schedule, and other project requirements.
• Provide technical support for new and existing substation assets during development, construction, and operations.
• Support the management of engineering, procurement, and construction contracts and coordinate with consultants and contractors.

Qualifications

We Want You On Our Team Because You

• Have a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited college or university, with an expected graduation date of December 2026 or May 2027.
• Have an understanding of electric-power systems developed through coursework, research, internships, or academic projects.
• Have an interest in high-voltage substation engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Can perform technical analyses, interpret results, and clearly explain and support conclusions.
• Have strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Can manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
• Work effectively with others.
• Take initiative to learn unfamiliar technical subjects and address new challenges.

Ideally, You Also Have...

• Internship, co-op, research, or academic project experience involving electric-power systems or high-voltage substations.