Power Electronics Internship (Summer 2027)

CesiumAstro, Inc.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

Stock options

Life, disability and retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro, Inc. is seeking a summer intern for the Analog & Power Electronics team in El Segundo, CA. You will assist in developing advanced power electronics for space and defense applications and gain hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.

You will work closely with engineers, contributing to design projects and learning power conversion, control, and EMC considerations in a dynamic R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing MS or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering with focus in analog or power electronics.
• Strong fundamentals in electronics and coursework in power electronics, control theory or linear/non-linear systems.
• Hands-on experience with lab instruments and power electronics hardware projects is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support power electronics design projects contributing to ongoing programs.
• Gain hands-on laboratory characterization and troubleshooting experience.
• Work alongside experienced power electronics engineers on real hardware.
• Contribute to advancing CesiumAstro's analog/power electronics technology roadmap.

Skills

Power electronics basics

Lab instrumentation

Circuit analysis

Schematic capture

PCB layout

GaN or SiC devices

Control theory

Python/MATLAB

SPICE tools

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Allegro

Xpedition

LTSPICE

SIMetrix/SIMPLIS

PLECS

MATLAB

Simulink

HyperLynx

ANSYS Q3D

SiWave

Job description

• The Analog & Power Electronics team is responsible for developing advanced power electronics for our space and military products
• We own analog and power electronics designs for multi-output power supply modules and for point of load (PoL) power supplies for RF and Digital boards
• We are responsible for the entire development cycle from power architecture development to part selection, schematic and printed circuit board (PCB) design, verification testing, and production release
• Designs encompass the entire spectrum of power supply development including power conversion, power management and control, fault management, and power filtering for low noise and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• We’re looking for summer interns to support our mission
• Interns work side-by-side with experienced power electronics engineers
• Interns in the Analog & Power team are typically responsible for design projects that directly contribute towards an on-going program or contribute towards advancing the Analog & Power Electronics team’s technology development road map
• Interns will also gain valuable experience in hands-on laboratory characterization and troubleshooting of power electronics

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision
• HSA and FSA
• Company stock options
• Life, disability and retirement plans

If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our teamGPA of 3.5 or higherHands-on experience with lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, frequency response and impedance analyzers, electronic loads, power sources, and signal generatorsKnowledge ofdifferent DC-DC power converter topologies (e.g.discrete linear regulator, Buck, Buck-boost, Flyback, Forward, Half-bridge, Full-bridge)Experience with analysis and simulation tools such as SPICE, LTSPICE, SIMetrix/SIMPLIS, PLECS, Simulink, MATLAB, MathCAD, ANSYS Q3D and SiWave, or HyperLynxStrong fundamentals in electronics and completion of course work in one or more of the following areas: power electronics, modeling and control of power electronics, control theory, linear systems theory, non-linear system theory, power systems, and analog electronicsCurrent enrollment in a Master of Science (MS), or PhD program in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university with a focus in analog or power electronicsExcellent written and verbal communication skillsPractical experience designing and building power electronics hardware for a research project, competition team, extracurricular activity, prior internship, or for an advanced electronics engineering courseExperience with electronics schematic capture and printed circuit board (PCB) layout tools such as Altium, OrCAD, Allegro or XpeditionExperience with power magnetics modeling, design and laboratory characterizationExperience with voltage mode or peak current mode control, including control loop modeling and laboratory characterizationExperience in power electronics applications utilizing GaN or SiC wide bandgap power semiconductor devicesKnowledge of soft switching and resonant power converter topologies (e.g. LLC, CLLC, series resonant, phase shifted full bridge, dual active bridge, etc.)Programming skills to support hardware test and data processing(Python, MATLAB, etc.)