Grid & Electrification Innovation, Intern

Requisition ID # 170689 

Job Category: Administrative / Clerical 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Strategy & Growth

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Danville

Department Overview

Applied Technology Services (ATS) has been providing technology-based, innovative, high-value services to the Company for over 40 years. ATS is a multidisciplinary team of over 120 engineers, scientists, and technicians. The ATS vision is to be a forward-thinking, technological leader providing high-value solutions and services needed across the Company.

Position Summary

The Grid & Electrification Innovation Internship position is located within the Grid & Electrification Innovation (G&EI) organization within ATS. G&EI operates state-of-the-art laboratories for electric T&D hardware & software validation, engineering studies & analysis, real-time hardware-in-the-loop testing, energy efficiency codes & standards testing, advanced metering, customer electrification & decarbonization, as well as data fusion and predictive waveform analytics. Our highly qualified staff leverage unique technical engineering design & fabrication skills to solve PG&E’s most complex engineering challenges in anomaly detection, system protection, electric reliability, DERs, V2X & electrification, microgrids, ADMS, DERMS, and Integrated Grid Planning (IGP).

The Grid & Electrification Innovation Internship position will be at the groundbreaking edge of this through performing and supporting ongoing work in energy modeling and analysis, equipment prototyping, and laboratory and field testing across a broad spectrum of behind and front of the meter energy solutions. Work may range from general technical consultation or comprehensive support from planning through production implementation of new technology solutions. The successful candidate is expected to support senior engineering staff on key initiatives including but not limited to:

• Evaluating battery energy storage system (BESS) technologies and associated utility use cases and deployment opportunities.
• Analyzing non-traditional solutions for reliability improvement associated with overhead conductor, underground cable, and transformers.
• Supporting laboratory testing and analysis work for a variety of R&D projects associated with electric vehicle integration, battery energy storage, and secondary service protection in support of PG&E’s Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program
• Reviewing and performing microgrid islanding studies and ad hoc power system analysis in support of customer incentive programs
• Developing project concept papers and research proposals for potential future utility and academic partnerships

Responsibilities

Supporting staff with:

• Technology literature reviews
• Transmission/distribution technology evaluation
• Power system modeling and analysis
• Engineering studies
• Advanced metering evaluation
• Distributed energy resource integration
• Laboratory testing
• Travel may be required; frequency depends on the assignment and is typically less than 10%.

The successful intern will have the opportunity to learn about these activities as described above working with a team of experienced engineers and technicians.  Additionally, the intern will gain knowledge of the larger Electric Engineering organization through the work they will be performing.

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $24.52 to $35.37 

Qualifications 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Qualified candidates are pursuing a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline at an accredited University
• Exposure to power or energy systems in their previous academic career or previous internship
• Students must be continuing their education towards their degree during and/or after the internship
• Interest in Power System Equipment Testing, Power Flow Modeling and Analysis, Test Automation, Controls and Data Acquisition, Engineering Analytics, Power Electronics, Electric Vehicles, and DERs
• Must have a valid driver’s license or obtain one at least 30 days prior to start date

Desired: 

• EIT or FE certification
• 3.0 GPA or greater in both cumulative GPA and major GPA
• Engineering experience in utilities, municipalities, construction, or engineering consultation
• Experience with utility modeling software such as CYME, PSCAD, RSCAD, PSS/E, PSLF
• Programming experience including National Instruments Labview, Python, Matlab
• Ability to work in a team environment and support fellow team members
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills 
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Takes initiative and can work independently with minimal direction

PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position.