Summer 2026 Renewables Control Center (RCC) Performance Engineering Co-Op/Internship

Tampa Electric Company•Lutz, FL

15d

About The Position

As a successful candidate for our Co-Op/Parallel – Renewables Control Center (RCC) Performance Engineering Co-Op/Parallel, you would: ⦁ Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive tool to track department metrics and internal performance report that justifies the impact of the Renewables Control Center (RCC). 20% ⦁ Assist in the facilitation of system root cause analysis (RCA) for solar and energy storage facilities’ monitoring and control software. Assist in facilitation and tracking of resulting action plans to improve appropriate system performance. 10% ⦁ Assist in document creation to support the RCC and to create standards to use as the department grows with new technologies. 30%. ⦁ Support the Renewables Operations Engineer (ROE) in TEC’s alarm rationalization efforts to ensure safe and reliable operations of the renewables fleet. 25% ⦁ Support the ROE in testing the monitoring and control software utilized by the Renewables System Operators (RSOs). 15%

Requirements

Excellent communication skills to clearly communicate ideas to all levels within the organization
Ability and desire to learn supervisory control and data acquisition software, energy management system software, work management systems in power generation and delivery
Strong project management and time management skills
Knowledge of database concepts
The successful applicant should be in their second, third or fourth year of an ABET accredited university or college undergraduate or a graduate level post-secondary educational program in an engineer discipline.
A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required.
To qualify as a co-op student, enrollment in the university’s co-op program is a must.

Nice To Haves

Engineering Majors from an ABET accredited university or college.

Responsibilities

Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive tool to track department metrics and internal performance report that justifies the impact of the Renewables Control Center (RCC).
Assist in the facilitation of system root cause analysis (RCA) for solar and energy storage facilities’ monitoring and control software.
Assist in facilitation and tracking of resulting action plans to improve appropriate system performance.
Assist in document creation to support the RCC and to create standards to use as the department grows with new technologies.
Support the Renewables Operations Engineer (ROE) in TEC’s alarm rationalization efforts to ensure safe and reliable operations of the renewables fleet.
Support the ROE in testing the monitoring and control software utilized by the Renewables System Operators (RSOs).