Power Electronics Test Engineering Intern – Energy Storage Systems

Number of employees

150

Tysons Corner, VA, United States

Posted on: 2025-06-25

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Internship

Experience required:

Intern

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Energy Vault is the creator of sustainable energy storage solutions designed to accelerate the transition to a carbon free, resilient power grid and transform the world’s approach to utility-scale energy storage. Energy Vault works to combat climate change by enabling clean and reliable electricity through innovative gravity and kinetic based energy storage technologies.   Energy Vault combines innovative design, advanced materials science, and proprietary machine-vision software to orchestrate the storage and dispatch of electrical power by lifting and lowering composite bricks, made from eco-friendly materials.  Energy Vault’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in a unique approach to the circular economy which utilizes local industrial and energy waste, including remediated coal ash and recycled wind blades converted to recyclable materials, to build the system’s composite bricks. Energy Vault innovates to enable the global shift to a world powered by renewable resources.

Our Company
Welcome to Energy Vault® (NYSE:NRGV), where our purpose is to enable a sustainably energized world. Our mission is to provide energy solutions that accelerate the global transition to renewable energy. Energy Vault® operates globally with headquarter locations in Westlake Village, California and Lugano, Switzerland, and regional development in multiple locations in Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and China.
 
Our Company's comprehensive offerings include our proprietary gravity, battery, hybrid/green hydrogen energy storage solutions and our technology-agnostic software suite that orchestrates and integrates multiple energy asset types (storage & generation) while  optimizing dispatch, costs, revenues, and overall asset performance.  Please visit our Website for more information, our Newsroom for the latest company updates, and connect with us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo, or YouTube.
 
Our Values 
We Commit: To Building a Better Future for Earth and All Its Beings.
We Innovate: Cutting Edge Solutions to Accelerate the Unique Energy Aspirations of Our Clients.
We Connect: To Build Genuine Relationships.
We Deliver: Going Above & Beyond by Being Fast & Nimble.
We Lead: With Authenticity and Purpose.

Our Energetic Team:
EV Solution is a division within Energy Vault that focuses on creating technology agnostic customer focused solutions.  Utilizing its proprietary hardware architecture and technology agnostic software controls and optimization platform EVS caters to customers in enabling a renewable energy world. 

Your Impact as a Power Electronics Test Engineering Intern:
We are looking for a student intern to design and support Control Hardware in the Loop (CHIL) and Power Hardware in the Loop (PHIL) testing of grid interactive inverters for utility scale energy storage systems. In this role, you will gain practical and technical experience on cutting-edge energy storage technologies while working closely with industry experts to simulate, analyze and troubleshoot complex systems from inverter control board level to large scale site level controls.

Join Us in Empowering Change 

At Energy Vault we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We believe inclusion creates opportunity for collaborative excellence through diversity of thought. We invite individuals of all genders, races, identities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, national origins, abilities, protected veteran status, religions, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds to explore employment with our organization.

Apply now and become a catalyst for change at Energy Vault! 

Your Mission:

  • Design and perform verification tests of grid interactive inverters in the HIL platform.
  • Work with internal and external teams to determine system requirements and verify our solution will meet and exceed project requirements.
  • Your Background:

  • Current Master’s or Ph.D. student with research focus on grid interactive inverters with solid power systems/power electronics background.
  • Strong interest in renewable energy and energy storage industry.
  • Deep technical knowledge of grid-forming, grid-following inverters and power plant controller.
  • Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, preferably OPAL-RT or other platforms such as Typhoon and RTDS.
  • Experience with designing, testing, analyzing, evaluating power electronics systems (AC/DC and DC/DC converters).
  • Experience in testing inverter control board gate drivers and protection circuits.
  • Familiarity with power semiconductor devices SiC and IGBT.
  • Familiarity with relevant industry standards such as UL 1741, IEEE 1547, IEEE 2800.
  • Experience with Matlab/Simulink, embedded control design experience in C/C++ preferably with TI C2000 DSP.
  • Experience in voltage source inverter control interfaces such as PWM, ADC; communication interfaces I2C, CAN, ETH.
  • Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.
  • A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!
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