Posting Title

Graduate (Summer Intern) - Electrical Engineering

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Location

CO - Golden

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Position Type

Intern (Fixed Term)

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Hours Per Week

40

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Job Description

The Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Machines (APEEM) Group within the Energy Conversion and Storage Systems (ECaSS) Center in Golden, CO, has an opening for a graduate summer student intern.  The primary responsibility of this student intern will be to conduct research in electric machines modeling, especially axial-flux motors, helping the APEEM researchers to complete the dynamometer setup in the lab, inverter characterization using dynamometer and grid-tied power supplies. These skill sets will be utilized to complete the experimental part of a project. The position spans over three summer months and is full-time (40 hours per week).  To learn more about the work the APEEM team does, please check out this link: https://www.nrel.gov/transportation/peem.html.

  

The primary job duties will involve:

• Designing and characterizing electric motors using tools such as ANSYS Maxwell, MotorCAD, or Simulink
• Building experimental setups in the lab to characterize APEEM designed inverters
• Collaborating with APEEM researchers to complete the dynamometer set up
• Designing and performing laboratory experiments on advanced axial-flux electric motors
• Operating the dynamometer for motor plus inverter testing purposes. 
• Contribute toward technical papers, presentations etc

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Basic Qualifications

Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

Undergraduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited institution.
Post Undergraduate: Earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.

Graduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution.
Post Graduate: Earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
Graduate + PhD: Completed master’s degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution.

Please Note:
• Applicants are responsible for uploading official or unofficial school transcripts, as part of the application process.
• If selected for position, a letter of recommendation will be required as part of the hiring process.
• Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Must have completed a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field
• The applicant must be enrolled or recently graduated from a master’s program or be enrolled in a Ph.D program in electrical engineering or related field
• Demonstrated knowledge or experience in engineering electromagnetic field and electric machine winding theories, motor design procedures, and motor control system
• Demonstrated knowledge or experien