Power Systems Control Intern
at Chargepoint
Campbell, CA, onsite, entry, internship, 2+ years
posted 09 Sept 2026
- Control Systems
- AC-DC converter
- IEC 61851
- PI control
- LLC
- IEEE 1547.1-2020
- PR control
- DAB
- CA Rule 21
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
- Droop control
- UL1741
- PFC
- MATLAB
- IEEE 1547-2018
- DC-DC converter
- PLECS
- Sun Spec Modbus
- Typhoon HIL
- Power Electronics
- Python
- CLLC
About the role
Posted: 2026-09-09
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What you would do
ChargePoint is seeking an innovative and driven Power Electronics Controls Engineer Intern to support the modeling and simulation of sophisticated power electronics control systems. The intern will focus on simulating edge-case scenarios before hardware validation. A significant portion of the role involves building and refining Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems using Typhoon HIL. The position will contribute meaningfully to the development of robust and reliable control systems.
What You Will Bring to ChargePoint
- Design and develop control architectures for high-power bidirectional AC-DC and DC-DC converter systems.
- Evaluate and present various control system design approaches, including their respective advantages and trade-offs.
- Apply creative problem-solving to define comprehensive test scenarios with well-defined success and failure benchmarks.
- Develop automated HIL test procedures to improve testing efficiency and reduce turnaround time.
- Collaborate with teams across firmware, hardware, systems, and regulatory engineering to collect cross-functional requirements and integrate them into the control system's design, modeling, and testing processes.
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