Inverter Modeling and Hardware Testbed Experiments Student Engineer

This is an internship position for a student to support an R&D project related to the development of a hardware testbed with programmable inverters.

Looking for a student who can work in the 2025 fall semester/quarter (August-December). Based in Knoxville, TN.

The student will support the EPRI team by:

• a) developing grid forming (GFM) and grid following (GFL) inverter models in electromagnetic transients (EMT) simulation tools
• b) programming inverter microcontrollers c) conducting laboratory experiments on a hardware testbed

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required
• 2 years of PhD studies (preferred) 

Ideal Candidate:

• Electrical engineering Ph.D student with emphasis on power systems
• Strong experience with inverter controls
• Strong experience with microcontroller programming (preferably Texas Instruments C2000)
• Strong experience with electromagnetic transients simulation tools (preferably PSCAD and Simulink)
• Strong programming skills (preferably Python and Matlab)