What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer 2025 Electrical Engineer Internship position at PPL Corporation?
Company Summary Statement
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.Overview
Why choose LG&E and KU for your co-op?
As part of our robust engineering workforce, you’ll benefit from a stimulating and challenging work environment. We offer internship opportunities in a variety of areas that require an engineering mindset, critical-analysis and creative thinking.
Our diverse workforce and strong culture of service to the communities are cornerstones of our companies. And our employees are proud of the reliable energy they provide safely to customers each day.
During your internship, you will gain experience and exposure to practical engineering applications within the utility industry. Interns work alongside experienced engineers and will perform a variety of projects and assignments that have specific instructions and expected results.
Qualifications
Required Education/Experience
Available full time during the summer, and part time during the semester (~12-15 hours/week)
Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree with declared major in Electrical Engineering
Minimum 2.50 GPA
Work Conditions
Office environment
Physical Effort
Primarily sitting, with occasional walking and standing.
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Responsibilities
Transmission Reliability Performance and Standards: Co-op will assist in managing facility rating and event databases, which contain Line, Substation, Protection, Operations, and Planning data. Assignments may include data entry and analysis, outage and metrics reporting, creating software screens, and software testing. Upon completion, the co-op will obtain skills in system modeling, database configuration, and various reporting tools.
Major Accountabilities
- Identifies opportunities for improvement and/or suggests improved methods.
- Gathers, correlates, and analyzes specific data using established procedures.
- Performs detailed and/or routine engineering assignments involving established calculations, tests and analysis.
- Performs a variety of routine tasks that will improve the individual’s familiarization with the engineering methods, practices, and programs of the Company.
- Supports operating and maintenance functions with engineering analysis, troubleshooting, problem identification, problem resolution activities.
- Assists Senior Engineers and/or Engineer I, II and III with large projects, as needed.
- Assists with the development of station/engineering goals, objectives, budgets, programs and procedures.
- Plans and controls all activities so as to provide an accident-free work place.
- Conducts work activities with regard to environmental rules and regulations.
- Regularly reviews assignments to assure optimum efficiency and cost effectiveness.
- Performs other duties as directed by management.
