Electrical Engineering INTERN (PhD)

About the Role

• This is an Electrical Engineering PhD intern opportunity at Microsoft on an advanced power pathfinding team.
• Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world.
• The base pay range for this internship is USD $5,690.00 - $11,210.00 per month.
• For San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan areas, the base pay range is USD $7,410.00 - $12,250.00 per month.
• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Pathfinding & Concept Generation: Explores novel power delivery topologies such as vertical power delivery, integrated voltage regulators (IVRs), switched-capacitor converters, or multi-stage DC-DC architectures.
• Modeling & Simulation: Develops electrical, thermal, and electromagnetic models to evaluate switching behavior, power losses, transient response, and system-level trade-offs across varying workloads.
• Power Analysis & Optimization: Builds early-stage power estimation models to identify efficiency bottlenecks and evaluate low-power design techniques.
• Prototype Design & Lab Validation: Assists with schematic capture, PCB layout, and bench testing of proof-of-concept hardware, power stages, or emerging wide-bandgap semiconductors (GaN/SiC).
• Automation & Data Processing: Writes scripts to automate simulation sweeps, collect laboratory measurements, and perform root-cause analysis on hardware or model discrepancies.
• Documentation & Collaboration: Documents assumptions, test procedures, and research findings, and presents trade-off studies to cross-functional system design teams.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently pursuing a Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of power electronics, analog/mixed-signal circuits, digital circuit power consumption, or power delivery networks (PDN).
• Hands-on experience with circuit and system simulation tools such as LTspice, Simplis, ADS and/or PowerSI.
• Research or coursework in Signals & Systems, Embedded Systems, or Electromagnetics, high-frequency DC-DC converters, resonant topologies, integrated voltage regulators, or board/package-level PDN impedance modeling.
• Hands-on lab experience testing GaN or SiC devices, gate-drive circuits, and high-current measurement probes.
• Prior IEEE publications or open-source hardware projects related to power conversion or computer architecture.