Reliability Engineer Intern
About The Position
WECC is seeking a reliability engineer intern to serve as a functioning team member to help identify reliability trends in the western interconnection from multiple data sets and help implement improvements to WECC’s data, processes, or tools as needed. The reliability engineer internship would include working with WECC’s PI system to help gather and organize data points, apply a common naming convention, and help build processes and tools. It also involves working with other internal departments to gather external data sets, validate the data, and perform analysis to determine reliability trends about the operation of the Western Interconnection. Additionally, the intern will help evaluate WECC's planning cases to determine and implement any updates. The reliability engineer will work with various departments, giving the intern wide exposure to the organization. The reliability engineer can expect to gain an intimate understanding of WECC’s Reliability Planning and Performance Analysis department and directly influence how the Western Interconnection maintains reliability.
Requirements
- Completed junior year of bachelor's degree by May 18, 2026.
- Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in engineering.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Basic understanding of the power industry.
- Highly motivated and ready for challenges.
- Strong computer literacy and proficiency using PCs.
- Working knowledge of common applications such as those in the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Understand and adhere to sound principles of cybersecurity, including protecting sensitive information, using secure passwords, and following organizational cybersecurity protocols.
Responsibilities
- Gather and organize data points from WECC's PI system.
- Apply a common naming convention to data points.
- Help build processes and tools for data management.
- Gather external data sets from other internal departments.
- Validate external data sets.
- Perform analysis to determine reliability trends about the operation of the Western Interconnection.
- Evaluate WECC's planning cases to determine and implement any updates.
Benefits
- Paid opportunity with an hourly rate of $20.00 – $25.00, depending on qualifications and experience.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
