Student Internship Programs

Win-win

PGE has several ongoing partnerships within the community, bringing the best and brightest for hands on opportunities in their selected fields. PGE sees our internship program as an excellent way to tap into new ideas and perspectives, while helping to set up students for future success. It’s a win-win for the students and PGE! We offer competitive pay, and host networking opportunities for students to meet each other throughout the summer program. In addition to work experience for your resume, interns are provided with outstanding training opportunities in a dynamic and rapidly changing industry.

When to apply

Positions are typically posted in January and applications will be accepted through March or until positions are filled.

Position types include:

• Engineering (mechanical, electrical, civil)

• Finance/accounting

• IT (applications, computer science)

• Transmission and distribution

• Operations

Requirements

PGE’s program is designed to assist students with their college costs, provide work experience and introduce students to utility careers. Therefore, to be eligible for PGE’s program, you must be:

• At least 18 years old

• A high school graduate (GED accepted also) who is college or trade bound (including community college, trade or technical institutes), or…

• A full-time (a minimum of 12 credit hours) college student who is returning to college or trade school in the fall of the current year or…

• A college graduate of the current school year.

MECOP/CECOP/EWX

Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering and Civil Engineering students who attend PSU, OSU, U of P and OIT may be eligible for the MECOP and CECOP programs. If you are an engineering major student at these schools, please connect with your student center to learn more. Engineering Work Experience is a PSU structured internship program for undergraduate students in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering. Learn more about the EWX Internship program at PSU  and MECOP .

Interested in an internship opportunity at PGE?

When applying to a specific internship position, you will be asked to submit verification of your student status (one of the following items):

• Your college transcript (an unofficial one is acceptable)

• Your latest college or school grade report

• Your acceptance letter from a college level program or

• A letter from a high school counselor about your college or trade school plans for fall