​PhD Electrical Engineer, Power Electronics Intern

Aegis Power Systems is seeking a PhD Power Electronics Intern to support advanced research and development of next-generation power conversion technologies. The role involves designing, modeling, implementing, and testing power converter technologies, including control hardware, embedded firmware, control software, and power conversion performance, while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

What you'll do:

• Support the research and development of a new, advanced power converter solution
• Develop and evaluate power converter control architectures and algorithms
• Design, prototype, and test control hardware and associated electronic circuitry
• Develop embedded firmware and software used for converter control, monitoring, communication, and data acquisition
• Model and simulate power electronic converter topologies, control loops, and system performance
• Perform control-loop analysis, stability analysis, and system optimization
• Support selection and evaluation of power semiconductor devices, magnetic components, sensors, and other critical components
• Develop laboratory prototypes and support hardware bring-up and debugging
• Conduct experimental testing to validate converter efficiency, transient response, thermal performance, stability, and overall system performance
• Analyze test and simulation data and recommend design improvements
• Troubleshoot complex interactions between power hardware, control electronics, firmware, and software
• Document designs, simulations, test procedures, results, and technical findings

What they're looking for:

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Power Engineering, Controls, or a closely related discipline
• Graduate-level research or project experience in power electronics and power conversion
• Strong understanding of power converter topologies and switching power supplies
• Knowledge of feedback control systems, digital control, and control-loop design
• Experience with power electronics modeling and simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, LTspice, PSpice, or similar tools
• Experience developing or working with embedded control systems, microcontrollers, DSPs, or FPGAs
• Ability to work effectively in a laboratory environment with power electronics hardware and test equipment
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and technical documentation skills
• Candidates must reside in the contiguous United States (48 contiguous states). Applicants located in Alaska or Hawaii are not eligible
• Research experience involving DC-DC, AC-DC, DC-AC, or bidirectional power conversion
• Experience with high-frequency and/or high-power converter design
• Experience with SiC or GaN wide-bandgap semiconductor technologies

Benefits:

• This position is USA REMOTE