Electrical Design Intern: Power Electronics & Controls

Advanced Energy; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation/holidays

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Advanced Energy seeks Electrical Design Engineering Interns and Co-Ops to support development across North American sites. Work involves high-performance power conversion, metrology, or controls, with mentoring from experienced engineers at Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts, or California sites.

Candidates must be pursuing MS/PhD or advanced undergrad programs at listed institutions, with GPA >3.25, and be available fall 2026. Local Colorado candidates preferred for Fort Collins assignments.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a lab environment debugging circuits and evaluating product spec compliance using oscilloscopes, power meters, multimeters, logic analyzers, and firmware interface tools.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Windows-based platforms and with computer-based design and analysis tools, working knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to meet schedule requirements and define priorities without direct supervision.

Responsibilities

• Active participant in a core team to meet schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction goals.
• Assisting in the development, testing, and de-bugging of prototype power supply units.
• Analyze test data and reports against functional and performance specifications.
• Interfacing with internal departments to ensure cost and schedule goals are met.
• Circuit design of analog and digital circuits, EMI filters, and power circuits.
• Development and implementation of control algorithms.
• Design and analysis of magnetic components.
• Modeling and simulation of devices, circuits or systems using commercial or proprietary tools.

Skills

Lab debugging

Hardware testing

Team collaboration

Schedule management

Education

Power electronics focus

GPA > 3.25

Tools

CAD tools

Firmware development tools

UART_SPI_I2C

Job description

Advanced Energy seeks Electrical Design Engineering Interns and Co-Ops to support development across North American sites. Work involves high-performance power conversion, metrology, or controls, with mentoring from experienced engineers at Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts, or California sites.

Candidates must be pursuing MS/PhD or advanced undergrad programs at listed institutions, with GPA >3.25, and be available fall 2026. Local Colorado candidates preferred for Fort Collins assignments.