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Sargent & Lundy · 10 hours ago

Grid Interconnection Consulting Intern (Summer 2026)

Chicago, IL

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$17.50/hr - $27/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Sargent & Lundy is a consulting firm specializing in utility planning and advisory projects. The Grid Interconnection Consulting Intern will focus on preparing generator interconnection applications, performing power system studies, and supporting project teams with technical deliverables.

ElectronicsEnergyInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

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

Qualification

Power Systems AnalysisPSS/EModeling Inverter-Based ResourcesTechnical Report WritingCommunication SkillsProject PlanningInterpersonal SkillsLeadership Skills

Required

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

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