Graduate Internship: Power Grid Optimization & Operations

NLR; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 51,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403(b) Employee Savings Plan

Job summary

NLR invites graduate or Ph.D. students to join as a graduate internship in Power Grid Operation & Optimization in Golden, CO.

The role supports research in power grid operation, modeling, and optimization with opportunities to work on ADMS/DERMS, grid reliability, and control schemes. Applicants should be enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program, have practical skills in power system software tools like OpenDSS or PSCAD, and be proficient in Matlab or Python.

Qualifications

• Requires minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Full-time student enrolled in bachelor’s degree for undergrad track or a Master’s/PhD program.
• Eligible for internship up to 12 months for grad/PhD candidates.
• Experience with power system modeling and optimization.
• Proficiency in at least one tool (OpenDSS/PSCAD/PSS/E) and at least one solver (CPLEX/CVXPY/Pyomo/GAMS).
• Proficient in Matlab or Python programming.

Responsibilities

• Support research in power grid operation and optimization.
• Develop energy management strategies for ADMS, DERMS, microgrid controls.
• Create optimization or data-driven control schemes for grid resilience.

Skills

Power system modeling

Optimization

Power system operation

Matlab or Python programming

Education

Master's candidate in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

PhD candidate (Graduate) in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

OpenDSS

PSCAD

PSS/E

CPLEX

CVXPY

Pyomo

GAMS

MATLAB

Python

Job description

NLR invites graduate or Ph.D. students to join as a graduate internship in Power Grid Operation & Optimization in Golden, CO.

The role supports research in power grid operation, modeling, and optimization with opportunities to work on ADMS/DERMS, grid reliability, and control schemes. Applicants should be enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program, have practical skills in power system software tools like OpenDSS or PSCAD, and be proficient in Matlab or Python.