Distribution Asset Failure Analysis Engineering Intern, Electric Engineering Planning and Strategy

Jobs at Pacific Gas And Electric Company • Oakland, CA

2d • $23 - $46 • Hybrid

About The Position

With guidance from senior engineers, this role will focus on developing proactive, data‑driven solutions for PG&E. The candidate will analyze electric distribution asset failure data and leverage data engineering, visualization, and trend analysis to support asset strategy decision‑making. The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience applying asset management principles by supporting the Distribution Overhead Asset Strategy team. This role provides exposure to asset life‑cycle concepts and foundational knowledge of distribution conductors, support structures, transformers, protection equipment, and switching equipment. The candidate will support senior Distribution Engineers by helping evaluate and inform the effectiveness of asset management practices, considering both short‑ and long‑term asset performance and system reliability. The candidate will support efforts to enhance understanding of asset system failures, threat identification, and outage analysis related to distribution overhead equipment.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing bachelor's or master’s in Data Science, Electrical, Materials, or Mechanical Engineering, Systems, or other related field
• Must be continuing their education toward a degree during and/or after the internship

Nice To Haves

• Foundational understanding of engineering analysis concepts, including research methods, testing, data evaluation, and problem-solving techniques.
• Demonstrated curiosity and investigative mindset, with an interest in understanding failure mechanisms, root causes, and system behavior.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize data into clear insights and recommendations.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate in a team-oriented engineering environment.
• Comfortable working with various types of software and standard productivity tools, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with data or analytics tools is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, adapt to changing priorities, and respond proactively to emerging analytical needs.

Responsibilities

• Support Asset Failure Analysis (AFA) efforts through data-driven engineering analysis, including asset performance trending, cause evaluation analysis, and other reliability-focused assessments.
• Support outage and ignition/event reviews by compiling information, conducting preliminary analyses, and documenting findings under the guidance of a senior engineer or supervisor.
• Apply engineering principles and analytical methods to support asset performance, reliability assessments, and failure analysis.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen PG&E’s asset strategy programs by translating data into actionable insights, recommendations, and clear visualizations.
• Prepare concise technical summaries and materials (tables, charts, write-ups) to communicate results to engineering and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Stay flexible and responsive to emerging requests, shifting priorities as needed while collaborating effectively within the team.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees