Power Electronics Intern

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Join our team as a Power Electronics Engineering Intern and help shape the firmware and control systems behind next-generation power converters. In this role, you will develop embedded firmware for TI C2000 DSPs, build Software- and Hardware-in-the-Loop test environments, and design and validate control loops that drive real-world power electronics performance. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated EE, Computer Engineering, or Mechatronics student to gain hands‑on experience at the intersection of embedded systems and power conversion technology.

Firmware track

• Develop and debug embedded firmware for TI C2000 DSPs driving power electronic converters
• Build Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop systems
• Build communication interfaces (CAN, SPI, I²C, UART, Modbus) between the controller and the wider system
• Bring up new boards, write test/diagnostic routines, and debug on the bench

Control track

• Model power converter topologies and design/tune control loops (current, voltage, power)
• Translate control designs into fixed-point or floating-point implementations on TI DSPs
• Validate dynamic performance against simulation and on hardware

• Pursuing a
  
  B.Sc., M.Sc., or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
• Familiarity with power electronics fundamentals (converter topologies, switching, magnetics)
• Programming in C (and ideally C2000 / TI DSP tool chains such as Code Composer Studio)
• Exposure to control theory and feedback systems
• Understanding of embedded communication protocols
• Comfort with lab instruments and a methodical debugging mindset

• Hands‑on experience with TI C2000 / Piccolo / Delfino MCUs
• MATLAB/Simulink for modeling and control design
• Prior project or coursework involving motor drives, inverters, or DC‑DC converters

1st Avenue Power is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran or military status, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other legally recognized protected class under federal, state, or local law.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on 1AI Energy or 1st Avenue Power.

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