About the role#
This summer internship offers a PhD student the chance to support advanced research and technology development within the IT Systems Business Unit. You will focus on the modeling, simulation, and analysis of power conversion, energy management, and digital infrastructure technologies. This role supports the development of next-generation AI data centers through system-level modeling, performance evaluation, and control validation.
What you'll do#
- Develop and maintain simulation models for advanced electrical, mechanical, thermal, and energy systems.
- Perform system-level and component-level modeling using industry-standard tools.
- Conduct steady-state, transient, and dynamic performance analyses.
- Validate models by comparing them against analytical calculations, experimental results, or published data.
- Evaluate system efficiency, reliability, power quality, thermal behavior, and operational performance.
- Assist in developing and assessing control strategies and system optimization approaches.
- Perform parametric studies and design trade-off evaluations.
- Generate simulation datasets and technical reports.
- Support technology feasibility studies and concept evaluations.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams on R&D projects.
- Document methodologies and results to support technical publications, invention disclosures, and product development.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Systems, or Control Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink, Simscape, PLECS, PSCAD, LTspice, or Python-based simulation environments.
- Programming experience in MATLAB/Simulink and Python.
- Preferred experience includes C/C++, dynamic system modeling, control systems, power electronics, optimization techniques, data analysis, and machine learning.
- Exposure to Model-in-the-Loop (MIL), Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), or Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) is a plus.
- Prior laboratory, research, or industry project experience is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Delaware, Ohio, United States.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: On-site.
- This is a full-time, paid internship.
- Sponsorship for work authorization is not provided.
About Vertiv
Vertiv provides critical digital infrastructure for data centers, communication networks, and industrial environments. The company develops power and cooling technologies to support technology ecosystems. It operates as a public company with over 18,000 employees. The headquarters is located in Columbus, Ohio.
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