Electrical Engineering Intern

GOLDEN SPREAD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC • Amarillo, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. (GSEC) is a not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative organized in 1984 to provide low-cost, reliable electric power and energy to its 16 Member cooperatives. Golden Spread’s 16 Member systems provide service to approximately 320,000 electric meters serving member-consumers located in the Panhandle, South Plains and Edwards Plateau regions of Texas, an area covering 24% of Texas land mass, and in the Oklahoma Panhandle, Southwest Kansas and Southern Colorado. Golden Spread owns two natural gas fueled generation plants and a wind farm, all located within the Panhandle and South Plains regions of Texas. With approximately 1,756 megawatts of owned generation, Golden Spread prides itself on reliably and efficiently meeting Members’ power supply needs with a flexible and diverse generation fleet that can maximize the benefits of participation in both the Southwest Power Pool and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

The Power Delivery department provides delivery points at the transmission and distribution levels to our 16 Member Cooperatives and manages engagement with the Regional Transmission Organizations and the stakeholder process within them. The department is accountable for transmission issues and obtaining transmission service and new delivery points within our service territory, including transmission studies for acquiring new load and transmission settlements. Power Delivery team members facilitate Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) operations and Member programs, including ERCOT under-frequency load shedding and emergency load shedding. The department also manages Golden Spread’s Operations Center, a 24/7 desk to meet ERCOT transmission operator requirements.

Requirements

• Must be a college or university student, preferred junior or senior, pursuing a degree in engineering, electrical engineering, or related field of study.
• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.2.

Responsibilities

• Request and collect the most recent transmission system maps from member organizations to identify updates, changes, and discrepancies in system topology.
• Coordinate with Regional Transmission Service Providers to obtain updated transmission maps or KMZ files when available.
• Utilize Google Earth software and update existing KMZ files with newly gathered mapping information.
• Perform basic power flow analysis using Siemens PSSE software to evaluate transmission system performance and support engineering studies under supervision.
• Update member single line diagram (SLD) files by adding detailed transmission attributes, such as line distance and normally open points, to improve transmission model accuracy and usability.
• Support review activities related to member SCADA systems and associated billing data, as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed