Engineering Professional CoOp (Spring 2027)

FirstEnergy • United States, United States • 13h ago

About the Opportunity This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [FEU].

The estimated pay range for this role is $20.00-$30.00/hour.

Our Power Delivery and Construction & Design Services groups are growing segments of our company. We are looking for individuals interested in a career as an engineer in these areas. There are multiple Engineering Co-Op positions available for Spring 2027 ( January 25 th - May 7th 2027 ).

Desired majors: Pursing a degree in Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering (BSEE, BSCE, BSME) from an ABET accredited institution is required. Acceptable alternatives are a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology.

This position would be on-site. Possible work locations would be within our five-state footprint (Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey) and could include Akron, Ohio, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Reading, Pennsylvania, Fairmont, West Virginia, and Morristown, New Jersey.

This is a full-time engineering co-op position during regular business hours, and the successful candidates will be expected to devote their full time and attention to the position during regular business hours. It is recommended that students are not enrolled in a regular school schedule during the co-op session. If classes need to be taken during the co-op session, the expectation will be that those classes need to be taken outside of regular business hours.

As an Engineering Co-op, you will have the opportunity to participate in the Co-op/Intern Professional Development Program, which is designed to cultivate professional skills and provide professional level work at FirstEnergy. Each participant will receive a personalized development plan, on-the-job training, and challenging assignments to refine skills and round out competencies.

Based on your Engineering discipline, as well as the department and projects you are assigned to, selected candidates may:

Support FirstEnergy engineers in developing or maintaining engineering programs, including revising and developing procedures, completing analytics, updating applications, performing field walk downs, and verifying inputs to the engineering programs

Assist FirstEnergy engineers in performing engineering studies, analysis, and/or design in support of transmission engineering planning, protection, design, operations, and/or maintenance of the transmission system.

Support FirstEnergy engineers in the development of system equipment models, protection specifications and the investigation of transmission system relay events

Assist FirstEnergy engineers in developing transmission line and substation design packages

Support FirstEnergy engineers in the continued effort to maintain the substation's current maintenance strategy and investigate reliability / performance issues

Develop and write summary reports and power-point presentations to document and communicate engineering analysis, results, and recommendations

Work closely with Project Managers to implement one or more of the hundreds of projects that comprise the multi-billion-dollar transmission capital project portfolio

Provide analytical and technical support to the engineers developing the 5-year capital project portfolio

Fully participate in the FirstEnergy Co-Op/Intern program mandatory events

Utilize knowledge, skills and abilities to work on challenging assignments and contribute to FirstEnergy success

Gain understanding of the electric utility business and seize the opportunity to explore potential career paths at FirstEnergy

Engage in candidate self-assessments and use supervisory feedback to improve your performance

Develop career contacts and receive guidance from coaches and peers

Network with other students

Present to department members and leadership at the end of each session/rotation to highlight projects and contributions.

As a FirstEnergy Co-Op, you will also be expected to:

Utilize knowledge, skills and abilities to work on challenging assignments and contribute to FirstEnergy success

Fully participate in the FirstEnergy Co-Op/Intern mandatory events

Gain understanding of the electric utility business and seize the opportunity to explore potential career paths at FirstEnergy

Engage in candidate self-assessments and use supervisory feedback to improve your performance

Develop career contacts and receive guidance from coaches and peers

Network with other students

Present to department members and leadership at the end of each session/rotation to highlight projects and contributions.

Qualifications

Must be enrolled in a four (4) year accredited college / university in a degree program focused on Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Engineering Technology

Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better

Must have the ability to work without sponsorship (now or in the future)

Ability to commit to a minimum of two (2) CO-OP rotations preferred

Must be willing to relocate to / reside near reporting location for the duration of the assignment

Ability to reliably report to assigned work location(s) as necessary is required

Minimum of sophomore, junior, senior or graduate level class standing is strongly preferred.

Successful completion of basic engineering coursework

Must be able to work in both an office and field environment with the ability to comply with safety procedures

Experience with Microsoft Office and computer-aided design program applications a plus

Positive communication skills (verbal and written) as well as organizational skills to prioritize and plan work, multi-task and meet project deadlines

Ability to work independently or in a team environment with minimal supervision

Ability to use analytical skills to resolve problems and think creatively

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