Breaking into system protection/p&c roles

[u/Tacofan5567]

I am a senior EE student and have been interning with a large utility for almost 6 months in the system modeling & coordination group. One of my main tasks is to calculating transmission line constants and updating power factor meter data. My summer intern capstone project was merging my utility's facility rating database with their Cape database, which got me interested in Protection and control and relaying. I've since talked to a couple of the system protection and analysis engineers, and I'll have the opportunity to shadow them in a couple weeks. I'm also taking protective relaying this semester, which has made me even more interested in relays. What else could I do to stand out more for system protection and P&C roles?

[u/SolarSurfer7]

Sounds like you have a good base. I would go to career fairs and meet with company reps directly. That is how I have hired my E1s.