Associate System Operator Intern (Summer 2027)

Job overview

The Associate System Operator Intern (Summer 2027) opportunity is onsite in Indianapolis, IN; compensation is not specified, though the posting identifies it as a paid summer internship. Wabash Valley Power is a not-for-profit electric cooperative and wholesale electricity provider serving member cooperatives in Indiana and Illinois. The intern gains hands-on exposure to the Operations Center and supports learning and coordination related to safe, reliable energy delivery. By monitoring systems, assisting with outage coordination, and observing operations, the intern contributes to the team’s work on transmission and distribution reliability and service restoration.

What you'll do

• Learn NERC and PJM certification requirements for transmission operations. Support communications with investor-owned utilities, member cooperatives, and WVPA staff regarding planned and unplanned outages. Monitor transmission and distribution systems using EMS and SCADA
• assist with outage coordination, equipment monitoring, and service restoration
• shadow field technicians and system administrators
• observe protection relay operations
• and participate in operational planning for mobile substations and storm response.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

associate system operator intern

summer 2027

indianapolis in

wabash valley power

electric power systems

transmission operations

substation operations

scada

energy management systems

outage coordination

paid internship

occasional 12-hour shifts

occasional travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid summer internship
• housing or a housing stipend is not provided.

Why this role

Paid summer internship for students pursuing an engineering or engineering technology degree in an ABET-accredited program. Occasional 12-hour shifts, including evenings and weekends, and occasional travel to member sites, substations, and investor-owned utilities may be part of the opportunity. Housing or a housing stipend is not provided.

About the employer

WVPA - Internships is hiring for this role. Industry: Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control. Sector: 22.