Graduate Fall Intern

About the Role

National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is seeking a graduate fall intern to design and optimize distributed hybrid energy systems focused on producing chemical end-uses. This role involves the integration of generation, storage, distribution systems, and chemical end-uses. The intern will design and run analyses and optimizations to determine optimal sizing technically and economically. The researcher is expected to deploy scalable strategies for varying hybrid plant sizes in real-time.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and optimize distributed hybrid energy systems.
• Design and run analyses and optimizations of distributed hybrid energy systems to determine optimal sizing technically and economically.
• Deploy scalable strategies for varying hybrid plant sizes in real-time.
• Work with a variety of customers including federal, state, and industry partners.
• Help publish results in technical journals/conference proceedings.
• Present work at conferences, symposia, and sponsor review meetings.
• Support the development of new work proposals, preparations, and reviews.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience with distributed hybrid energy system design.
• Experience with modeling chemical processes such as ammonia.
• Experience with Python programming languages.
• Comfortable working in high performance computing environments.
• Use of simulation tools including, H2Integrate.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
• Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution OR have earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months and be enrolled as a PhD student.
• Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
• Excellent writing, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Broad understanding and wide application of engineering principles, theories, and concepts.
• General knowledge of hybrid energy related disciplines and applications.
• Applicants are responsible for uploading official or unofficial school transcripts.
• A letter of recommendation will be required if selected for the position.
• Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.

Salary Range: $44,500 - $71,200 annually

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match; and sick leave.

All employees must be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card.

Must pass a pre-employment drug test, which will include marijuana.