2026 Transmission System Planning Intern

Job Description

2026 Transmission System Planning Intern | Eversource

The Tone:
This is an internship at Eversource, located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. As New England’s largest electric utility, Eversource offers a vital opportunity to kickstart your career with hands-on experience and real-world exposure to the energy industry. Interns are valued team members, contributing fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to critical projects that help ensure system reliability. This role provides practical experience in utility planning, operations support, and reliability studies, setting the foundation for future engineering contributions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Fixed Term (Trainee)
• Location: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
• Pay: $20.60–$29.86 hourly
• Mission: This role supports the analysis and development of electric transmission system models to evaluate performance and ensure system reliability.
• Tech Stack: PSSE, ASPEN, PSCAD

What You’ll Actually Do
• Model Development: Support the creation and ongoing maintenance of transmission system models crucial for future planning studies and analyses.
• Data Integration: Collect, review, and integrate forecasted load data and validate critical system parameters such as equipment ratings, impedances, protection settings, and network topology into system models.
• Impact Studies: Assist in conducting transmission system impact studies across Eversource’s service territories, contributing to study scope development and applying NERC, NPCC, and ISO-NE planning standards and regulatory criteria.
• Performance Analysis: Perform steady-state, stability, short circuit, and electromagnetic transient (EMT) analyses, and research disturbance events to support System Operations and evaluate system performance.
• Automation & Reporting: Contribute to automating study processes using transmission analysis tools and support the documentation of study results, preparing technical reports and presentations.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, preferably with a focus on Electric Power Systems, demonstrating foundational knowledge in power systems.
• Experience: Coursework or project experience related to transmission planning, power system analysis, or electrical design is preferred.
• Skills: Basic understanding of power system concepts including modeling, load flow, and symmetrical components; strong written and verbal communication skills; team-oriented with effective interpersonal and organizational skills; eagerness to learn and take initiative in a technical environment.
• Bonus: Exposure to power system analysis tools such as PSSE, ASPEN, PSCAD, or similar software.