What are the responsibilities and job description for the Impact of Inverter Based Resources on System Protection Student Employee position at EPRI?
Job Title
Impact of Inverter Based Resources on System Protection Student Employee
Location:
Remote/Home Based
Job Summary And Description
This is an internship position for a student to support R&D projects related to: Impact of Inverter Based Resources on System Protection. Looking for a student who can work in the 2025 summer semester/quarter (May-August).
Duties & Responsibilities
The student will support the EPRI team by conducting simulations with electromagnetic transients simulation tools (e.g. PSCAD) to analyze the fault response of inverter based resources (IBRs) and assess the performance of various protective relay functions.
Qualifications
As an EPRI Student, you will not participate in EPRI’s Benefit Programs which includes health insurance, retirement benefits, vacation, sick leave (except as set required by law) and holiday pay. However, as a Student employee you are eligible for the benefits of Social Security, State Disability Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation Insurance.
For Student positions which require one to relocate to an EPRI office. Relocation assistance is not provided and the student will be responsible for covering all relocation costs/expenses.
EPRI participates in E-Verify, an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration (SSA). EPRI uses the system to check the work status of new hires by comparing information from the employee's I-9 form against SSA and Department of Homeland Security databases.
EPRI is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/Disabled
Together . . . Shaping the Future of Energy.
www.epri.com
Impact of Inverter Based Resources on System Protection Student Employee
Location:
Remote/Home Based
Job Summary And Description
This is an internship position for a student to support R&D projects related to: Impact of Inverter Based Resources on System Protection. Looking for a student who can work in the 2025 summer semester/quarter (May-August).
Duties & Responsibilities
The student will support the EPRI team by conducting simulations with electromagnetic transients simulation tools (e.g. PSCAD) to analyze the fault response of inverter based resources (IBRs) and assess the performance of various protective relay functions.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required
- 2 years of PhD studies (preferred)
- Electrical engineering Ph.D student with emphasis on power systems
- Strong experience with modeling and fault ride through behavior of inverter based resources
- Strong experience with electromagnetic transients simulation tools (preferably PSCAD)
- Strong programming skills (preferably Python and Matlab)
- Undergraduate: $16-29 per hour
- Masters: $25-31 per hour
- Ph.D: $27-34 per hour
As an EPRI Student, you will not participate in EPRI’s Benefit Programs which includes health insurance, retirement benefits, vacation, sick leave (except as set required by law) and holiday pay. However, as a Student employee you are eligible for the benefits of Social Security, State Disability Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation Insurance.
For Student positions which require one to relocate to an EPRI office. Relocation assistance is not provided and the student will be responsible for covering all relocation costs/expenses.
EPRI participates in E-Verify, an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration (SSA). EPRI uses the system to check the work status of new hires by comparing information from the employee's I-9 form against SSA and Department of Homeland Security databases.
EPRI is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/Disabled
Together . . . Shaping the Future of Energy.
www.epri.com
Salary : $16 - $34
