Job Title: College Intern – System Integration
Requisition ID: 16917
Join us in building a better future for Arizona!
SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona’s best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.
Why Work at SRP
SRP’s success is rooted in our employees’ happiness, health, and safety. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:
- Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
- Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
- Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
- Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
- Short and long-term disability plans
- Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
- 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking
Summary
System Integration is focused on system-spanning studies inclusive of generation, transmission, and distribution that also bridge the gap between long-term planning and operations of SRP’s future power system. To prepare SRP to quickly adopt increased amounts of renewables, this position will support tools and the architecture for decarbonization efforts. The intern will also analyze the performance of SRP’s short-term solar generation forecasts and enhance optimization modeling of the future power system.
What You’ll Do
- Develop performance metrics and tracking of SRP’s existing solar forecasting tools.
- Benchmark, track, improve, and communicate the performance of the solar forecasting models and collaborate with IT to maintain the infrastructure, including both internal and external data pipelines.
- Assist with the integration of new solar forecasting tools and the utilization of data from sky cameras.
- Analyze the outputs of optimization models for the power system.
- Support the creation of a data repository and provide visual analytics.
- Support the tool development for outage and de-rate detection for solar units.
- Create training models for new types of generation resources.
- Support innovative projects for the decarbonization transformation.
- This summer internship may be extended based on work availability.
What It Takes To Succeed
Eligibility:
- To be eligible for the Student Intern Program at SRP, the employee must be actively enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credit hours that are college level (100) or above over the course of a regular semester and must be working towards a degree from an accredited college or university.
- For an accelerated program, the student must be enrolled in six credit hours in the equivalent of a traditional semester.
- Pay rate is $18.75 per hour for an undergraduate intern and $20.80 per hour for a graduate intern.
Experience
- Preferred experience in data science, power systems analysis, data analysis, engineering, grid operations or forecasting techniques
- Familiarity with computer programming (VBA, SQL, Python, C++, R, Matlab, etc.)
- Meteorology and renewable generation experience is a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Curiosity and self-motivation to perform research
Education
College level coursework (100+) from an accredited institution will be evaluated on an individual basis according to the skill/level to determine if applicable to the position by management.
Hybrid Workplace
SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona. We are taking steps to protect the health and well-being of all team members, and by following a number of health and safety protocols, to reduce the risk of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement
To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Salt River Project (SRP) recognizes diversity and inclusion as key drivers of innovation and growth, and seeks to attract a diverse employee base that reflects our community. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law. Ultimately, SRP aspires to fully apply the power of diversity and inclusion to build a more equitable and sustainable future for our customers, employees and community.
Work Authorization
All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas.