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GDS Associates, Inc. has an exciting and challenging
cooperative student position in the Hi-Line Engineering department
to work rotating semesters beginning Summer 2026.

This position is located in the Auburn, AL office with office hours of 8:30AM-5:30PM.

Based in Marietta, Georgia, GDS Associates, Inc. (GDS), is a
nation-wide, multi-service, engineering and consulting firm, specializing in
the ever-evolving electric utility industry. As a co-op student in the
Hi-Line Engineering Department, you will support a variety of utility clientele
across the country and be involved in project work including assisting
engineers and consultants in the Hi-Line Engineering Department of GDS on an
as-needed basis. The focus of the work will be on supporting our electric
utility clients with engineering and consulting services to maintain their
electric utility system and to help them plan for future growth and challenges
including:

• System
  planning studies
• Overhead
  and underground electric distribution and transmission design services
• Overcurrent
  protection and sectionalizing studies
• Arc-flash
  hazard analyses
• Distributed
  Energy Resources (DER) interconnection studies
• System
  modeling, GIS mapping and field inventory
• Other
  ad hoc engineering and consulting requests.

Specific task assignments may include:

• Learn
  about the U.S. electric utility industry
• Assist
  full-time staff in electric utility engineering and consulting project
  work
• Develop
  Microsoft Excel calculators and analyses
• Prepare
  client presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint
• Electric
  utility distribution system modeling
• Supporting
  Time Current Characteristic (TCC) plot development for overcurrent
  protection and sectionalizing activities as well as Arc-Flash Hazard
  Analysis
• Renewables
  interconnection assistance including modeling, analysis, and exhibit
  creation for interconnection studies
• Technical
  research
• Field
  work assignments including design assistance and field inventory/mapping
  of electric distribution components (poles, transformers, switchgear,
  junction cabinets, lights, etc.)
• Maintain
  project tracking information

• Must
  be enrolled in College or University program in engineering or related
  field.
• Ability
  to work 40 hours per week during rotating semesters.
• Proficient
  in Microsoft Office products.
• Pursuing
  degree in Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Engineering
  Technology Degree.
• Ability
  to navigate through multiple windows and software packages simultaneously.
  Ability
  to learn and use engineering analysis software packages (Milsoft WindMil,
  CYMTCC, etc.)
• Ability
  to work on limited in field engagements and carry field tools and
  equipment
• Ability
  to communicate clearly with team members on project complexities, and
  project goals.
• The
  ideal candidate is eager to learn and apply their knowledge to real world
  problems, able to manage time on various projects, and be comfortable
  working with multiple team members to create solutions for our clients.
• Students
  must have reliable transportation to the Marietta, GA office. Office
  hours are 8:30AM-5:30PM, Monday through Friday.

Work Term Starting - Summer 2026
GDS is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. GDS
does not sponsor H1B Visas.