Internship with Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Position Title: Power System Engineering Intern
Posting Date: March 29, 2012
Reports to: The Director of EMS Engineering
Location: Loveland, Colorado or Vancouver, Washington

Position Overview:
Under the general direction of the WECC EMS Engineering Director, the Engineering Intern will assist efforts with the West Wide System model and visualization of the real-time power system. This will be an opportunity to be introduced to the reliability coordinator function and to make real contributions to the way the Reliability Coordinators monitor the power grid. The WECC reliability coordinator function is responsible for monitoring the Western Interconnection, which includes 14 states, 2 Canadian provinces and a portion of Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Major Duties:
• Work with network modeling tools to investigate model issues and implement improvements.
• Work with the WECC planning model to identify relationships with the RC network model.
• Begin implementation of power grid visualization enhancements. This will require learning new software tools similar in concept to CAD that will be used to draw the power grid for the RCs. The drawings provide visual indicators of power system voltages, power flows, equipment out of service, etc.
• Work with the EMS Engineering team on various projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Completed junior year of Bachelor’s degree (BS) program in electrical engineering or related field.
• Interest in power engineering, power system operations, and power system applications.
• Strong ability to learn new skills with minimal direction.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications such as Excel and Word.
• Experience with programming languages such as Visual Basic, Perl, or C.

Job Announcement
For consideration, qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter including salary history to:
WECC Human Resources
e-mail: resume@wecc.biz

About Western Electricity Coordinating Council:
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with offices in Loveland, Colorado and Vancouver Washington, WECC is the Regional Entity responsible for coordinating and promoting bulk electric system reliability in the Western Interconnection. In addition, WECC provides an environment for coordinating the operating and planning activities of its members.
WECC is geographically the largest and most diverse of eight Regional Entities that have Delegation Agreements with NERC. WECC members, representing all segments of the electric industry, provide electricity to 14 western states, two Canadian provinces, and portions of one Mexican state.
WECC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such does not discriminate against employees or applicants on any basis prohibited by law. For additional information or questions regarding WECC’s policies, please contact WECC’s Human Resources