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Electric Distribution Intern

CompanyPacific Gas And Electric Company
LocationConcord
Work ModeOn Site
PostedFebruary 16, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will support critical electric distribution engineering functions, including developing long-term and short-term capacity plan recommendations and monitoring substation and circuit capabilities. Responsibilities also involve performing planning studies, analyzing historical loads, preparing switching plans, and reviewing requests for new large load additions.
Internship Type
full time
Salary Range
$25 - $35
Company Size
22988
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California. Fast Facts * Service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east * 141,215 circuit miles of electric distribution lines and 18,616 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines * 42,141 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,438 miles of transportation pipelines * 5.1 million electric customer accounts * 4.3 million natural gas customer accounts
About the Role

Requisition ID # 170514 

Job Category: Administrative / Clerical 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Electric Engineering

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Concord

 

 

Department Overview

The Electric Distribution Planning team ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the electric distribution system by providing innovative engineering and technical support associated with planning, design, construction, and maintenance functions.  Distribution Planning has overall responsibility for the utilization of area and equipment capacity, voltage, and power factor support and the reliability of the primary electric distribution systems.

 

Position Summary

The Electric Distribution Planning team is looking for an intern to support the critical electric distribution engineering functions that PG&E performs every day. Routine tasks that the intern may support include:

  • Developing long-term and short-term capacity plan recommendations
  • Monitoring area substation and circuit capabilities and track corresponding loads. 
  • Performing planning studies to correctly model the electric distribution system. 
  • Analyzing historical loads and projecting future growth.
  • Preparing and initiating switching plans to alleviate normal and minimize emergency deficiencies.  
  • Preparing settings for protection and voltage regulation equipment.
  • Reviewing requests for new large load additions. 
  • Reviewing outages and developing plans to improve reliability.

 

PG&E is providing the hourly rate range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual hourly rate paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.

 

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $24.52 to $35.37

 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Qualified candidates are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at an accredited University
  • Students must be continuing their education towards degree during and/or after the internship
  • Must have a valid driver’s license or obtain one at least 30 days prior to start date.

Desired:

  • 3.0 GPA or greater in both cumulative GPA and major GPA
  • Planning on pursuing a concentration or has taken coursework in power systems engineering
  • Expertise in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
  • Familiarity with python and SQL scripts  
  • Ability to work in a team environment and support fellow team members
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills 
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written

 

PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students or on a F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position.

Key Skills
Electrical EngineeringCapacity PlanningLoad MonitoringPlanning StudiesSystem ModelingHistorical Load AnalysisSwitching PlansProtection Equipment SettingsVoltage Regulation EquipmentReliability ImprovementMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPythonSQLProblem SolvingAnalytical Skills
Categories
EngineeringEnergyAdministrative