Spring Co-Op/Intern

Job Description:

• Support GE business initiatives related to power systems and controls
• Work with controls teams to review product control algorithms
• Develop high-level block diagrams of control systems
• Develop simplified control-system models and test them in MATLAB, PSCAD, and other platforms
• Develop technical understanding of GE Vernova Solar, Storage, Synchronous Condensers, and STATCOM power-electronics products and their integration to electrical grids
• Work on automation architecture
• Prepare detailed written reports and presentations describing analyses, solutions, and customer value propositions
• Communicate with internal customers
• Participate in a teamwork-, quality-, customer-service-, and innovation-focused working environment
• Perform Python coding and agentic coding using AI

Requirements:

• Master’s degree or PhD in electrical or electric power engineering, controls engineering or related field of study
• General understanding/awareness of power system and control system concepts
• Understanding of inverter-based electrical equipment
• Demonstrated experience in developing control system or control algorithms
• Demonstrated modeling and technical experience in technical performance analysis of electric power systems with power electronic sources or loads
• Experience in planning and execution of technical projects relevant to electric power systems and equipment design
• Expertise in tuning controller to achieve desired performance requirement established in grid codes
• Experience with developing model in electromechanical domain like PSS/E, PSLF, PowerFactory etc
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Understanding of grid systems interactions with power plant equipment and controls
• Experience with time-domain simulation tools (ATP/EMTP, PSCAD/EMTDC and MATLAB)
• Experience with programming environments to understand controller code and complex simulation modeling (Python or Fortran)
• Experience programming, tuning, and using user-written “black box” models in PSCAD and MATLAB
• PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering or related science
• Industry reputation, prior IEEE/CIGRE published articles, or participation in industry standards working groups
• Awarded patents on HV power equipment applications a plus
• Experience modeling and simulating inverter-based technologies including controls in MATLAB, PSSE and PSLF using generic and user-written models
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable

Benefits:

• Professional development
• Competitive compensation
• Relocation assistance not provided
• U.S. internship roles are ineligible for GE Vernova benefits