Job Description
WSP is seeking a Full Time Electrical Engineering Intern- Summer 2026 to work out of our Tyler, TX office. This temporary position is seeking individuals currently enrolled in an Undergraduate or Graduate degree program.
This Opportunity
WSP USA hosts hundreds of internships across the United States to gain hands-on, meaningful work experience to enhance their education and professional aptitude. Our interns gain exposure to real projects while working side by side with senior staff. Through our Developing Professionals Network, interns gain mentorship, networking opportunities and lifelong career connections.
This internship is anticipated to take place during the Summer 2026 semester. The program is anticipated to take place from May 18, 2026 through August 7, 2026. The individual start date is flexible.
Your Impact
- Support a variety of engineering tasks with the goal to develop technical, social, and ethical skills.
- Learn basic principles of Electrical Engineering.
- Work under the guidance of experienced engineers
- Participate in substation design, including physical, electrical, relaying, and grounding aspects
- Support transmission and distribution projects
- Gain experience in system relaying and protection, including station and transmission relaying, and distribution coordination studies
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
- Please note that there is no relocation or housing assistance associated with this internship.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Actively enrolled in an accredited electrical engineering, or related, Undergraduate program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later.
- Must be 18 or older.
- Demonstrated interest in engineering consulting within the electric utility industry or related field.
- Competent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
- Capable of taking direction from leadership, mentors, and managers to executive projects.
- Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.
- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
- Authorization to work in the United States at the start of the internship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Actively enrolled in an accredited electrical engineering, or related, Masters or PhD program with an anticipated graduation date of August 2026 or later.
- Successful completion of junior-level power system courses covering topics such as three-phase power, load flow and reactive compensation, protective relaying, symmetrical components, transmission line theory, power system transients, dynamic stability, and power system electromagnetics is a plus!
- Attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills will be critical for the successful completion of tasks
- Students who have passed or are scheduled to take the FE/EIT exam will be strongly considered for this position
- Familiarity with design, drafting, or engineering software such as MATHCAD, SOLIDWORKS, AUTOCAD, etc. as well as Microsoft Excel is beneficial
- Prior internship and leadership involvement on campus.
