Duration and schedule
The standard internship program is a 12-week session, approximately 40 hours per week. Typically start mid-May through mid-August.
Internship Locations
The summer internship is on-site at our 4 offices including:
- Carmel, IN
- Raleigh, NC
- Benson, AZ
- Maple Grove, MN
Compensation
We provide paid internships with competitive wages that are consistent with current market data.
Qualifications
To be eligible for the ACES internship program, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be currently enrolled at a college or university in an accredited degree program
- Must be pursuing a degree related to the internship
- Previous industry or relevant experience is beneficial, but not a requirement
- Have availability to complete the 12-week required session
- Demonstrates high achievement of coursework
- Strong organizational skills, and excellent verbal and written communication abilities
At ACES, we believe in offering our interns a meaningful experience where the work you do will have a real impact.
Contribute to Real Projects
Our interns are trusted with tasks that directly align with our company’s goals. This means the work you do will not only develop your skills but also play a part in driving our success. You won’t just be observing—you’ll be actively participating in important projects that challenge you to think critically and creatively.
Hands-On Learning
From day one, you’ll be involved in projects that help you apply what you’ve learned in school in real-world situations. Whether it’s [give specific examples of the tasks interns will do], you’ll gain practical experience that will set you apart in future job searches.
Collaborate with Industry Experts
Our team is full of professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences who are eager to mentor and guide you. Working alongside them will give you insights into the industry, help you grow your network, and provide opportunities for mentorship that will shape your future career.
Your Work Matters
Unlike other internships, we give you ownership of your tasks. You’ll see the direct impact of your contributions on our company’s progress, giving you a sense of fulfillment and purpose.
Career Growth Opportunities
An internship with ACES isn’t just about building your resume—it’s about launching your career. Many of our interns have gone on to secure full-time positions with us or other leading companies, thanks to the skills and experience they gained here.
As part of the ACES internship program, interns have the unique opportunity to present their work directly to the executive team. At the end of the summer, interns give presentations showcasing the projects they’ve contributed to during their internship, or on topics related to their department or prevalent industry trends. This is a valuable chance for interns to gain visibility and present their ideas and accomplishments to ACES executive team.
The program not only enhances interns’ presentation skills but also provides critical face-to-face interaction with company leadership, making a lasting impression that could open doors for future opportunities within ACES. This presentation program demonstrates ACES’ commitment to fostering professional growth and preparing interns for impactful careers.
Departments
ACES offers a comprehensive range of Information Technology services, including Software Development, Networking, Infrastructure Management, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and more. Interns will have the chance to contribute to meaningful projects while collaborating with seasoned IT professionals. Ideal candidates are those pursuing degrees in Computer Science, Informatics, Data Science, or related fields.
The ACES Legal and Corporate Compliance department is responsible for providing legal and compliance advice to ACES. An internship with ACES will provide the candidate with the opportunity to develop essential skills and gain insight into the legal profession and corporate compliance in the in-house setting. The intern would have the opportunity to enhance ACES’s legal and corporate compliance processes and procedures, perform legal research, review, and update legal and corporate compliance documents and process, as well as assist in discovery. Additionally, interns may draft and disseminate legal and compliance communications and assist with preparation of memoranda and reports, at the request of managing counsel.
ACES’ Data Science & Analytics team provides weather-driven data science and analytical services for members and customers across mid to long-term horizons. Interns have the opportunity to assist the data science and analytics team scale out production weather-based stochastics to all ISOs and portfolios at ACES and assist with designing ML weather-based models in addition to current models. Additionally, interns assist with weather resampling techniques, long-term load forecasting, peak prediction services, build data visualizations and maintain validation scorecards.
Resource Planning at ACES includes developing, maintaining and enhancing capacity expansion and production cost models as well as long-term modeling considerations for power industry trends, including modeling impacts of new resource technologies, changing market rules, federal or state environmental policies, proliferation of distributed generation resources, and energy efficiency and electrification programs. Interns assist with providing analytical support for capacity expansion initiatives and researching power industry trends.
- The ACES Trading team is responsible for the management of generation and native load requirements for our Members. Interns provide support in the optimization of the ACES member/customer portfolios within the ACES trading team, including strategy development, executions and scheduling. They have the opportunity to learn the energy industry through various activities such as performing analysis, producing reports and maintaining databases, as well as assist with the procurement and dissemination of market intelligence and data relating to power and natural gas.
- Successful candidates have strong analytical skills, understanding of economic principals, including supply and demand, risk management, and hedging.
The Transmission Services internship provides students with an opportunity to engage in the ever-changing world of the energy industry. In this internship, individuals will be immersed in problem solving, analytics, and decision-making. Interns will support the Transmission Team’s efforts to manage risk and implement strategies to hedge that risk through the buying and selling of financial derivatives called Financial Transmission Rights (FTRs). The responsibilities of the position include leveraging data analysis through Excel and other tools to support decision making. Individuals in this internship will have the opportunity to work collaboratively and independently, and there will be opportunities to use skills to enhance existing processes. Throughout the internship, interns will learn the basics of the energy market as well as the more specific aspects related to transmission and congestion.
From my very first week in the office, I immediately noticed the kindness and enthusiasm from employees around the office. It is evident that everyone at ACES is passionate about their work and hold a specific value to the company. ACES runs like a well-oiled machine; it is clear that each department is a crucial piece to the puzzle!
Lilah
Software Engineering Intern, Intern Class 2023-2024
If you are interested in working or knowing more about the energy industry ACES is the place to do it at. You get exposure to market information and industry knowledge from day one and whether you want to be in IT, finance or operations the options are endless as we have people in all areas of the industry.
Bryan
Senior Hourly Day Trader, Intern Class 2018-2020
The internship program was very beneficial to me to starting my full-time career. First off, it was great getting my first experience in a corporate environment while early in my college career. Secondly, starting your first job out of college can be a big step. For me it was a lot easier to get adjusted because of my internship experience at ACES. The energy industry is very complex and thorough, so having exposure to it beforehand and getting a base knowledge helped me tremendously to get acclimated to a full-time role.
Jackson
Hourly Trader II, Intern Class 2021-2022
The energy industry is constantly evolving with new technologies and ideas to balance the environmental impacts from meeting the ever-growing energy demand in a world where everything is becoming digital. Working at ACES, I get to learn about and see these changes as they’re happening, and I get to hear different perspectives of the future of the energy market and how it will adapt. Feeling not only connected, but a part of a transforming industry, is what I like most about working at ACES.
