Power Electronics Internship

About the Role

CesiumAstro is seeking Summer 2027 interns to support the Analog & Power Electronics team. Interns will work alongside experienced engineers on design projects that contribute to ongoing programs or technology development roadmaps. This role offers hands-on experience in laboratory characterization and troubleshooting of power electronics.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Analog & Power Electronics team in developing advanced power electronics for space and military products.
• Contribute to design projects that directly impact ongoing programs or advance the team’s technology development roadmap.
• Gain experience in hands-on laboratory characterization and troubleshooting of power electronics.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Current 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 electronics.
• GPA of 3.5 or higher.
• Strong fundamentals in electronics and completion of coursework 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 electronics.
• Knowledge of different DC-DC power converter topologies (e.g., discrete linear regulator, Buck, Buck-boost, Flyback, Forward, Half-bridge, Full-bridge).
• Hands-on experience with lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, frequency response and impedance analyzers, electronic loads, power sources, and signal generators.
• Experience with analysis and simulation tools such as SPICE, LTSPICE, SIMetrix/SIMPLIS, PLECS, Simulink, MATLAB, MathCAD, ANSYS Q3D and SiWave, or HyperLynx.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Practical experience designing and building power electronics hardware for a research project, competition team, extracurricular activity, prior internship, or for an advanced electronics engineering course.
• Experience with electronics schematic capture and printed circuit board (PCB) layout tools such as Altium, OrCAD, Allegro or Xpedition.
• Experience with power magnetics modeling, design and laboratory characterization.
• Experience with voltage mode or peak current mode control, including control loop modeling and laboratory characterization.
• Experience in power electronics applications utilizing GaN or SiC wide bandgap power semiconductor devices.
• Knowledge 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.).

Note: To conform with United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.