Transmission Planning Intern: Power Systems

aes; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The AES Corporation invites motivated students to join the Transmission Planning intern program. You will help develop and test solutions to improve transmission system reliability and capacity, gaining exposure to modeling, analysis, and operations within MISO and PJM markets.

You will work with PSS/E, TARA, and DSA Tools, supporting interconnection studies and model validation while learning to navigate regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or related field.
• Coursework in power systems, circuits, or electric machines.

Responsibilities

• Support steady-state power-flow and short-circuit studies using industry tools.
• Assist with interconnection and reactive-compensation studies for large loads/generation.
• Build and maintain steady-state, dynamics, and short-circuit representations of AES transmission system.
• Support data processes - MOD-032, FAC-008 - and model validation against performance.
• Gain exposure to transmission operations planning, outage coordination, and RTO submission systems.
• Learn AES processes within MISO and PJM markets and regulatory framework.

Skills

Power systems

Problem-solving

Written communication

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

AGILE environment

Education

Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSS/E

TARA

DSA Tools

ASPEN

CAPE

Job description

The AES Corporation invites motivated students to join the Transmission Planning intern program. You will help develop and test solutions to improve transmission system reliability and capacity, gaining exposure to modeling, analysis, and operations within MISO and PJM markets.

You will work with PSS/E, TARA, and DSA Tools, supporting interconnection studies and model validation while learning to navigate regulatory frameworks.