What are the responsibilities and job description for the Internship - Electrical Engineering Intern position at TCI LLC?
TCI is a dynamic, growing Milwaukee area manufacturer of industry leading products for AC and DC drives.
Please note: this position requires part time work during the school semester and offers full time over winter break and in the summer.
Job Description
This position is for an Electrical Engineering Intern to aid in the development, testing, and application of TCI’s flagship harmonic filter product lines for industrial power systems.
As an electrical engineering intern, you will work on the simulation, analysis, development, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation of our passive and active harmonic filtering and magnetic products.
Required Competencies
Strong skills in electrical circuits, magnetics, power conversion, and power systems.
Exposure to three phase power systems, power magnetics, motors, or power electronics.
The ability and willingness to take independent action and complete job task.
Strong troubleshooting skills.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Additional Desired Competencies
Knowledge of magnetic design principles including calculation of inductance, flux density, losses, material properties, lamination thickness, thermal losses, and characterization of magnetic saturation.
Working knowledge of power quality standards and power quality measurement techniques.
Experience with simulation and analysis tools such as PSIM, MATLAB, and MathCAD.
Ability to operate lab diagnostic equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multi meters, spectrum analyzers, LCR meters, bench power supplies, and soldering rework tools.
Knowledge of power electronic circuits including rectifiers, inverters, and variable speed motor drives.
Familiarity with 3-phase 480V power laboratory safety and test methodologies.
Understanding of power electronic topologies, concepts, and devices such as rectifiers, inverters, variable frequency drives, modulation and switching schemes, gate drive circuits, MOSFETs, IGBTs, and electromagnetic interference effects.
Job Responsibilities
Job responsibilities will be partially driven by qualifications and area of interest expressed by the student but typical tasks will include: Tasks simulation, analysis, and design of passive harmonic filters, VFD output filters, and active harmonic filters based on voltage-source inverters under direction of senior engineering staff.
Prototype and test new products including passive filters, active harmonic filters, reactors and VFD output filters.
Support equipment designed for product testing, test procedures, data archiving, and troubleshooting.
Conduction of tests characterizing the electromagnetic parameters of line reactors using low voltage/high current transformers.
The Electrical Engineering Intern will be expected to learn how to safely work in the power lab and operate power lab equipment under the guidance of qualified lab personnel. The equipment includes motor dynes, RL load banks, and variable frequency drives in order to test the dynamic and thermal performance of the TCIs products.
Students will be exposed to all or some of the following tools and technologies: PSIM, MathCAD, MATLAB, power magnetic simulation tools such as OPS, project documentation WIKIs, analog circuits, power converter hardware, embedded controls circuits, and industrial variable frequency motor drives.
Basic Qualifications for Consideration
Current enrollment at an accredited college or university engineering program (UW-Milwaukee, UW-Madison, MSOE, or equivalent).
Junior or Senior standing pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or similar with a focus on power and energy conversion and a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Work Schedule Available
We are an equal opportunity employer and considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. We are also an E-Verify participant.
Please note: this position requires part time work during the school semester and offers full time over winter break and in the summer.
Job Description
This position is for an Electrical Engineering Intern to aid in the development, testing, and application of TCI’s flagship harmonic filter product lines for industrial power systems.
As an electrical engineering intern, you will work on the simulation, analysis, development, testing, troubleshooting, and documentation of our passive and active harmonic filtering and magnetic products.
Required Competencies
Strong skills in electrical circuits, magnetics, power conversion, and power systems.
Exposure to three phase power systems, power magnetics, motors, or power electronics.
The ability and willingness to take independent action and complete job task.
Strong troubleshooting skills.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Additional Desired Competencies
Knowledge of magnetic design principles including calculation of inductance, flux density, losses, material properties, lamination thickness, thermal losses, and characterization of magnetic saturation.
Working knowledge of power quality standards and power quality measurement techniques.
Experience with simulation and analysis tools such as PSIM, MATLAB, and MathCAD.
Ability to operate lab diagnostic equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multi meters, spectrum analyzers, LCR meters, bench power supplies, and soldering rework tools.
Knowledge of power electronic circuits including rectifiers, inverters, and variable speed motor drives.
Familiarity with 3-phase 480V power laboratory safety and test methodologies.
Understanding of power electronic topologies, concepts, and devices such as rectifiers, inverters, variable frequency drives, modulation and switching schemes, gate drive circuits, MOSFETs, IGBTs, and electromagnetic interference effects.
Job Responsibilities
Job responsibilities will be partially driven by qualifications and area of interest expressed by the student but typical tasks will include: Tasks simulation, analysis, and design of passive harmonic filters, VFD output filters, and active harmonic filters based on voltage-source inverters under direction of senior engineering staff.
Prototype and test new products including passive filters, active harmonic filters, reactors and VFD output filters.
Support equipment designed for product testing, test procedures, data archiving, and troubleshooting.
Conduction of tests characterizing the electromagnetic parameters of line reactors using low voltage/high current transformers.
The Electrical Engineering Intern will be expected to learn how to safely work in the power lab and operate power lab equipment under the guidance of qualified lab personnel. The equipment includes motor dynes, RL load banks, and variable frequency drives in order to test the dynamic and thermal performance of the TCIs products.
Students will be exposed to all or some of the following tools and technologies: PSIM, MathCAD, MATLAB, power magnetic simulation tools such as OPS, project documentation WIKIs, analog circuits, power converter hardware, embedded controls circuits, and industrial variable frequency motor drives.
Basic Qualifications for Consideration
Current enrollment at an accredited college or university engineering program (UW-Milwaukee, UW-Madison, MSOE, or equivalent).
Junior or Senior standing pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or similar with a focus on power and energy conversion and a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Work Schedule Available
- Full time during summer
- Part time during semester
We are an equal opportunity employer and considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. We are also an E-Verify participant.
