Grid Interconnection Consulting Intern… at Sargent & Lundy · Chicago

Summary: Sargent & Lundy is a consulting firm specializing in utility planning and advisory projects. The role involves collaborating on generator interconnection applications, performing power system studies, and preparing technical reports to support clients in their interconnection planning strategies. Responsibilities: - Collaborate with members of the Consulting Business Group and expand your academic background in Engineering - Help prepare new generator interconnection applications, including development of conceptual single line diagram, verification of compliance with reactive power requirements, and development of PSS/E model to support the applications - Reviewing ISO feasibility and system impact studies to provide guidance to our clients, who are ISO Interconnection Customers - Performing independent power system studies, mostly on thermal and voltage contingency analyses, to support our client’s generator interconnection planning strategies - Performing advanced grid system studies to evaluate specific scenarios and impacts as required by our clients, such as higher renewable penetration and retirement of existing units and evaluation of transmission and non-transmission alternatives - Support project teams with due diligence of power generation projects, power system planning projects, and feasibility studies - Track and evaluate project activities and progress, and associated data - Prepare technical reports and other Consulting deliverables, including conceptual designs and specifications - Provide technical support to clients Required Qualifications: - Pursuing a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering with strong academic background and coursework emphasis in Power Systems Analysis with at least six semesters or equivalent quarters completed at an accredited university - Minimum overall GPA of at least 3.0 - Excellent verbal/written communication skills - Experience in writing technical reports and proposals - Solid interpersonal skills and ability to work with and guide others - Project planning and leadership skills Preferred Qualifications: - Previous power systems engineering experience, including one or more of the following: Knowledge of power regions and ISOs/RTOs – PJM, MISO, NYISO, ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, and ISO-NE - Experience in modeling inverter-based resources and renewable generation, such as Wind Turbine Generators (WTG), photovoltaic (PV), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and hybrid generation, and associated collector system for interconnection applications within software programs PSS/E, PSLF, and/or PSCAD - Experience in using transmission planning software, particularly PSS/E and TARA, for load flow modeling and contingency studies - Experience in dynamic transient, stability, and other advance studies in EMTP-RV or PSCAD is a plus - Programming or scripting (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate calculations, design checks, reporting, or data transformation is valued but not required - Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other training in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that helps you apply automation or agentic AI to real engineering problems Required Skills: Power systems analysis, Power regions, ISOs/RTOs knowledge, Modeling inverter-based resources, Renewable generation modeling, PSS/E, PSLF, PSCAD, Transmission planning software, TARA, Dynamic transient studies, Stability studies, EMTP-RV, Proposal writing, Python programming, MATLAB, Advanced Excel, Project planning Internship Start Date: Start in 2026 Summer Benefits: Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Accident Insurance, Disability Coverage, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Back-Up Daycare, FSA & HSA, 401(k), Pre-Tax Commuter Account, Merit Scholarship Program, Employee Discount Program, Corporate Charitable Giving Program, Tuition Assistance, First Professional Licensure Bonus, Employee Referral Bonus, Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST), Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Bereavement Leave, Flexible Work Arrangements