Internship - Application Engineer Intern on Digital Power Conversion for Electric Vehicles

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You will join our Digital Power Conversion program as an Application Engineer Intern, contributing to converter and motor‑control solutions.

In This Role, You Will

• Support design, modeling and simulation of digital control for power converters and motor drives (e.g. OBCs, traction and industrial inverters, AC/DC and DC/DC converters).
• Work on control algorithms (e.g. FOC for motor control, digital control for converters), including HIL implementation and HIL testing.
• Contribute to testing and validation of converter and inverter models in lab and HIL environments.
• Help in the design and bring‑up of boards and demonstrators, collaborating with hardware and firmware teams.

Your work will be applicable to e‑mobility, industrial automation, consumer, solar/energy and server power applications.

Your Skills & Experiences

• Ongoing Master’s in Electronics, Electrical, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics or similar.

• Mandatory:

• Basic knowledge of power electronics, motor control (e.g. FOC, inverters) and converter control.

• Familiarity with embedded systems, programming (C/C++ or similar), schematics and soldering equipment/machines.

• Interest or initial experience in simulation/HIL tools (e.g. MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, SPICE).

• Motivation to work in lab and HIL environments, with a practical, problem‑solving mindset.

• English sufficient for technical documentation and interaction in an international team.

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