Intern Operational Planning (80-100%)

Electricity moves our lives. And we move electricity. Every day, we work for the grid-side supply security in Switzerland. On behalf of Switzerland and in collaboration with international partners, our employees ensure a powerful and reliable electricity grid.

For our team at the Aarau location, we are looking for an intern starting from September/October 2025 for 9-12 months

Intern Operational Planning (80-100%) - 1382

Ensure electricity in Switzerland

In this exciting internship, you will work at the interface between plant operation and grid operation. You will work on important projects for the digitization and automation of current processes and the development of future processes. This includes the following tasks:

• Development of concepts, capturing requirements, prototyping, conducting proof-of-concepts, creating corresponding documentation, and implementing solutions within projects. You will work closely with the internal IT and R&D departments.
• Independent execution of smaller analysis projects, development of recommendations for action, and presentation of results
• Conducting load flow analyses and proposing suitable network topologies
• Supporting the team leadership with special tasks

This is how you make a difference

For this internship, we are looking for a highly motivated person who quickly familiarizes themselves with new topics, translates theoretical knowledge into practice, and can grasp larger contexts. In addition, you bring the following:

• University or technical college degree in electrical engineering or a related technical field
• Interest in the operation of the Swiss transmission network
• Independent, precise, and analytical working style
• Very good Microsoft Office skills and basic knowledge in offline network calculation tools (PSS/E, ODMS, NEPLAN, PowerFactory, INTEGRAL, etc.) and script programming (e.g., Python, Matlab, etc.)
• Good German and/or English skills, knowledge of French and/or Italian is an advantage

This is how we inspire you

We offer you a comprehensive insight into the different aspects of operational planning and the operation of the Swiss transmission network: control center and network management. In addition, you will benefit from the following perks:

• Professional experience in the energy sector and insight into the tasks of a transmission system operator
• Participation in various events to get to know the departments and tasks of Swissgrid
• Flexible working hours (42 hours per week) in a motivated team
• 25 working days of vacation as well as company holidays between Christmas and New Year
• Most modern working environment in close proximity to Aarau train station

We introduce ourselves

Operational Planning is responsible for coordinating the outages of network elements in the Swiss transmission network. The outages are coordinated with the distribution network operators, power plant operators, and transmission system operators (TSO) connected to the transmission network in neighboring countries. In addition, Operational Planning conducts network state forecasts and defines measures to ensure a secure network for real-time operation. The team is also responsible for determining the transmission network capacities (NTC) at all Swiss borders. Operational Planning is significantly involved in the further development of processes and IT systems and represents Swissgrid in selected national and international committees.