Investment Planning Co-Op Engineer (Power Systems)

Location: Dayton, Ohio, United States

Company

AES is a global power company focused on renewable energy, electric-grid infrastructure, and the responsible energy transition.

What you will do

• Support engineering projects for the planning, operation, and modernization of electric transmission and distribution systems.
• Develop solutions for collecting, storing, and using electrical asset data, and maintain power-system models in PSSE and CYME.
• Create project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, business cases, and annual investment budgets with engineering and finance teams.
• Apply management-of-change and asset-governance processes, support asset life-cycle plans, and participate in root cause analyses of significant equipment failures.
• Study potential grid problems, propose solutions, and collaborate with technicians, engineers, regulatory experts, and business professionals.
• Attend site visits to substations and engineering facilities to verify equipment and develop practical knowledge of transmission and distribution systems.

Requirements

• Interest in electric-grid planning, transmission and distribution systems, and power infrastructure.
• Ability to work with electrical asset data, power-system models, financial modeling tools, and project planning documentation.
• Analytical problem-solving skills and willingness to participate in root cause analysis and asset-management activities.
• Ability to collaborate in an Agile environment with specialists across engineering, finance, operations, and regulatory functions.
• Ability to work in Dayton, Ohio, United States and attend field visits to substations or other engineering sites.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on experience working alongside experienced engineers and business professionals.
• Formal AES learning opportunities focused on the responsible energy transition.
• Networking with peers, AES leaders, and other employees through events, lunch-and-learns, and speaker series.
• Collaborative and inclusive workplace focused on integrity, transparency, diversity, and sustainability.
• Exposure to industry-leading software and complex electric-grid projects.