Hitachi
Research Intern, Hardware Implementation and Validation (Energy Storage and Power Electronics)
Santa Clara, California, United States · On-site · Internship · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Education
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program (preferred) or MS program in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Build, implement, and validate a bench-scale hybrid energy storage system and its controllers for managing data-center power swings, using hardware measurements to refine models and designs.
What you'll do
- Build, commission, and safely operate a bench-scale hybrid energy storage test system; implement and compare controllers on real-time hardware.
- Design transient validation tests, measure system behavior, and compare results with simulations to identify and update model or design gaps.
- Document and communicate findings through technical reports, presentations, and potential publications or patents.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program (preferred) or MS program in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, or a related field.
- Fundamentals in power systems and power electronics, including DC/DC converter topologies and control, DC bus dynamics, and protection.
- Experience with battery and supercapacitor storage, converter or energy-storage control, and safe testing practices.
- Hands-on experience building and debugging kilowatt-scale power hardware; proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and Python, with ability to move designs to real-time targets.
Nice to have
- Experience with real-time platforms such as Typhoon HIL, dSPACE, OPAL-RT, Speedgoat, or equivalent.
- Experience with hybrid storage or microgrid management, hardware-in-the-loop validation, embedded C, or relevant publications/prototypes.
Pay
$50-55/hr (USD, hourly pay rate)
Tools
MATLAB/Simulink, Python, Typhoon HIL, dSPACE, OPAL-RT, Speedgoat, embedded C
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative