Student Intern Power Delivery Summer 2027
Entergy · Jackson, MS · 1 mo ago
EducationInternship
About the role
Entergy’s Transmission Department will hire an intern/co‑op studying Electrical, Mechanical and/or Civil Engineering (3rd or 4th year or graduate) to assist engineers with day‑to‑day transmission‑grid activities.
Responsibilities
- Assist engineers in day‑to‑day activities
- Perform project scoping and site visits
- Review Transmission Line encroachments
- Prepare operational one‑line drawings
- Manage the network model and deploy facility rating changes
- Create detailed models to improve the State Estimator
- Validate estimating prices and equipment units, ensuring material is properly ordered and staged for upcoming projects
- Manage projects that are in construction
- Complete as‑built documentation
- Participate in weekly planning coordination calls
- Work on special projects to improve grid reliability
- Respond to equipment failures
- Perform NERC clearance remediation
- Manage Transmission Line database
- Support Business Analyst processes within Project Controls through data mining and reporting
- Perform detailed engineering analysis in transmission‑related areas (planning, economic analysis, maintenance, design, project management, construction, operations)
- Travel as required (up to 25% of time)
- Use engineering principles to solve problems and develop cost‑effective, technically sound solutions
- Apply engineering knowledge in evaluating the transmission grid
- Work with other disciplines within Transmission and other business units
- Utilize power system software packages (Steady State, Stability and/or Electric Market Analysis) to evaluate transmission grid performance
- Assist with storm/emergency restoration efforts as necessary
Requirements
- Currently enrolled full‑time in school
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering (other engineering majors may be considered)
- Sophomore year or beyond (3rd or 4th year or graduate studies)
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale (posting also cites a 3.0 minimum)
- Authorized to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship)
Skills
- Engineering fundamentals and problem‑solving
- Ability to develop cost‑effective, technically sound solutions
- Knowledge of transmission grid evaluation
- Experience with power system software: Steady State, Stability, Electric Market Analysis
- Data mining, reporting, and detailed engineering analysis
- Effective communication and coordination (weekly planning calls)
- Ability to travel up to 25% of time