Intern, Substation Protection & Controls Design Engineering

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

JOB TITLE: Intern, Substation Protection & Controls Design Engineering

REQUISITION: TRA00YI

DEPARTMENT: T&S Protection & Control Design Engineering  – F&M Service Center or Topeka General Office or Wichita Service Center

LOCATION: Kansas City or Topeka, KS or Wichita, KS       

PAY RANGE: $23.00 - $28.00

Scheduled Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Other hours as required) (Update this section based on your hours)

It's never too early to start searching for your dream career. If you're ready to apply the principles you've been learning at school in the real world, Evergy is the place for you. Hands-on experience is what our internship programs are all about. Our programs offer students an opportunity to gain insight and meaningful experience while also allowing us to identify talented prospective employees. Many of our interns go on to develop successful careers at Evergy.

As an intern, you'll have real responsibilities, and you'll work on productive assignments with actual business interactions. We know that you work hard, so we help you play hard while you are here. We provide a number of intern events throughout the summer to burn some extra energy, including volunteer events, power plant tours, lunch and learns, and more

Intern Description:

This intern position will be under the supervision of the Sr. Manager or Manager of P&C Design Engineering and will perform a variety of assignments related to protection and control design, project scoping, 

Job tasks include but not limited to:

Tasks or projects the intern will work on over the summer. 

• Review of the P&C Design process. 
• Assist in creating schematic designs and drawing sets for the Substation P&C design. 
• Apply protective relay designs to project work. 
• Project P&C Design scope development. 
• Create Project equipment Alarm lists and EMS points. 
• Review relay logic related to protective relaying schemes. 

Education and Experience Requirements:

Candidate must be enrolled in a university pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Power Systems. Candidate must also have completed or intend to complete the power system protective relay course. 

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Required:

• Proficiency in visual basic scripting and spreadsheets desired. 
• Must be dependable, self-motivated, and detail-oriented and have excellent organizational and proofreading skills.  
• Must possess the ability to work and communicate effectively with other company personnel. 

Working Conditions:

Normal office working conditions, may require an occasional site visit for data gathering. 

Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We are committed to building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.