Electric Utility Engineering Intern — Transmission Planning

Job overview

The Electric Utility Engineering Intern — Transmission Planning role is based at the cooperative’s offices in Moore, OK; the listing’s location fields identify Oklahoma City, OK. Compensation is based on student classification, with no numeric rate specified. The intern supports Planning Engineers and staff in the Transmission Planning department. The internship provides hands-on experience with transmission planning studies, power-system modeling, reliability assessments, and related data analysis. The intern contributes to planning work that evaluates system performance, reliability, future load growth, and proposed system additions or upgrades.

What you'll do

• Under a Planning Engineer’s direction, support study development, data analysis, project coordination, and engineering tasks
• assist with real-time studies and transmission planning analyses
• collect, validate, organize, and analyze system data
• support load-growth evaluations and transmission planning
• assist with NERC audit preparation
• prepare technical reports, study summaries, and presentations
• accompany engineers on field visits
• deliver an end-of-summer presentation.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

engineering intern

electric utility

transmission planning

power systems

reliability assessments

pss®e

powergem tara

nerc

moore ok

oklahoma city ok

western farmers electric cooperative

may–august internship

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Internship runs during May–August and is intended for a full-time college or university student with a declared Electrical Engineering major preferred. The posting gives an application closing date of October 12, 2026.

About the employer

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative is hiring for this role. Industry: Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control. Sector: 22.