Engineering Intern
Ercot
Engineering Intern
Ercot
Manages Texas electric grid operations
At ERCOT, our diverse and dynamic work environment provides a platform on which employees can work together to build the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market utilizing the latest technologies and resources. We encourage you to join our talented, dedicated workforce to develop world-class solutions for today and tomorrow’s energy challenges while learning new skills and growing your career.
ERCOT is committed to fostering inclusion at all levels of our company. It is the cornerstone of our corporate values of accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise. We know that individuals with a wide variety of talents, ideas, and experiences propel the innovation that drives our success. An inclusive and diverse workforce strengthens us and allows for a collaborative environment to solve the challenges that face our industry today and in the future.
The ERCOT Internship Program allows college students the opportunity to develop their skills in a technical and high-paced, professional work environment. Interns receive assignments and projects that aim to solve real challenges facing the electric industry.
The internship program also allows students to experience working alongside ERCOT employees and being part of a team. Throughout the internship, ERCOT leaders are able to evaluate each individual interns' capabilities and compatibility with ERCOT's mission, vision and values.
We are recruiting for multiple interns in the System Planning & Weatherization department that will ultimately fill roles in the following areas of ERCOT:
Planning Model Administration
Operations Model Administration
Reliability Assessment Modeling
Regional Planning
Economic Analysis & Long-Term Studies
Large Load Batch Studies
Transmission Planning
Comprehensive Transmission Planning
Education
Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering preferably with a focus on Power Systems, Computer and Electrical Engineering.
Eligible candidates should be enrolled in an academic bachelors or post graduate degree program maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Preferred Experience
Experience with building software and coding in any of the following languages: C#, Java, or Python
Familiarity with database querying using SQL
Experience with power systems analysis
Work Location - Taylor, TX
Interns will be required to be on-site in Taylor, TX at minimum 2 days per week, or more, as needed based on the business needs as determined by management.
This is a full-time internship for the Summer of 2027. The program will run from the start of June through the second week of August.
ERCOT is firmly committed to equal employment for all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, medical condition, religion, age, creed, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected category under federal, state or local law.
ERCOT coordinates the flow of electric power for about 27 million Texas customers as the region’s independent system operator. It schedules and directs electricity on a grid with 54,100+ miles of transmission lines and 1,250+ generation units, and it handles wholesale market settlements and retail switching for 8 million premises. Operated as a nonprofit, membership-based organization with a board and oversight by the Texas Public Utility Commission and Legislature, ERCOT brings together consumers, generators, retailers, and utilities to keep the grid running and markets functioning. It acts as the central planner and operator of the grid, coordinating generation and transmission in real time and processing payments and transfers to support competition in both wholesale and retail electricity. Its goal is a reliable, efficient electric grid in Texas with fair markets and smooth customer switching.
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