Transmission Reliability Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

Lower Colorado River Authority; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Competitive pay

401(k)

EAP access

Job summary

LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (TSC) in Austin seeks an engineering undergraduate for a Reliability Engineering Intern role. You will apply coursework to real-world power utility systems, analyze equipment performance, and support efforts to prevent outages while learning from experienced engineers.

You’ll use Power BI and SQL to monitor asset health, investigate failures, and help optimize maintenance schedules.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an accredited university/college engineering program as a junior.
• Must be an engineering undergraduate and available for internship.
• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent.
• Interest in reliability and power utility systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor transmission equipment health using Power BI and SQL to support maintenance strategies.
• Investigate equipment failures to determine root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to optimize preventive schedules and extend asset life.
• Conduct reliability assessments to identify vulnerabilities and design mitigation strategies.
• Scale asset management efforts by aligning with operations, maintenance, and construction teams.
• Propose improvements to processes to enhance system reliability and performance.

Skills

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Undergraduate engineering student (junior year)

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Here’s The Role

Are you an engineering undergraduate eager to apply your academic knowledge to real-world power utility systems? At LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (TSC), our mission is to enhance the quality of life for Texans by ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of high-voltage electricity across the state. As a Reliability Engineering Intern, you will play a crucial role in maintaining our grid's stability by analyzing equipment performance, investigating equipment health, and leveraging engineering principals to prevent equipment failures and outages. This role offers a strong entry point into Reliability Engineering, with opportunities to learn from industry experts, collaborate on impactful projects, and grow your career while making a difference in communities across Texas.

How You’ll Contribute

• Leverage data visualization tools (Power BI, SQL) to continuously monitor transmission equipment health, identify trends, and drive condition-based maintenance strategies.
• Investigate equipment failures and system incidents to determine root causes, implementing targeted corrective and preventive measures to eliminate recurrence.
• Partner with maintenance teams to optimize preventive schedules, develop robust procedures, and execute strategies that extend the operational life of critical transmission assets.
• Conduct comprehensive reliability assessments to pinpoint network vulnerabilities, designing mitigation strategies against extreme weather, cyber threats, and other operational disruptions.
• Work seamlessly with operations, maintenance, and construction departments to align asset management strategies and achieve shared corporate reliability goals.
• Identify process inefficiencies and develop innovative technical solutions to proactively enhance overall system reliability and performance.

How You’re Qualified

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent.
• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university/college program in junior year or has completed junior year and will be starting senior year.

How You’ll Stand Out

• Degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering
• Previous internship or work experience in reliability or utility engineering
• Personalized cover letter in your voice (No AI), detailing why you are interested in transmission or reliability engineering

How We’ll Support You

Meaningful, hands-on experience, mentorship from industry leaders, and competitive pay, plus access to perks like a 401(k) and EAP.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.
• LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources [phone] or email [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.