GE Vernova Power Conversion & Storage Engineering Intern/Co-Op - Spring 2027

About the Role

As a member of the Power Conversion Co-op/Intern Engineering Team, you will contribute to providing electrical power conversion systems for Naval, industry, marine, and Oil & Gas applications. The role involves working on medium and low voltage power converters, motors, transformers, E-house, switchgear, control systems, and associated power systems engineering. As part of the advanced concepts team, you will help develop the latest power electronics technologies, including switching and cooling systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all designs and practices implement and foster a culture of safety, quality, and value.
• Learn to prepare and review detailed technical specifications for large industry, marine, and naval power converters that meet customer requirements.
• Develop and define the base software package (software with a list of libraries/system versions, test reports) for typical project configurations.
• Create engineering artifacts for specific power converters, including software specifications, control specifications, software, control drawings, factory acceptance test procedures, and commissioning instructions.
• Learn to create models of power electronic controls for use in power quality and system stability studies.
• Learn HMI/Control/Process coding.
• Develop test plans in accordance with basic requirements and the electrical power plant.
• Use offline and real-time models of the electrical power electronics plant, propose and implement model improvements.
• Learn to manage the software design process for power converters on specific projects.
• Understand the principles of power converter software, software specifications, control specifications, real-time response models, and control & automation hardware drawings to meet detailed customer requirements.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an engineering school from an accredited university with a specialty in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar discipline.
• Ability to work in the United States without sponsorship for an unlimited amount of time.
• Familiarity with coding and other computer programming tools.
• Experience with development of MATLAB code or similar software (Python, C++, etc.).
• Experience with modeling in AUTOCAD, ANSYS, or CREO.

Desired Qualifications

• A sense of ownership for assigned responsibilities.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA (without rounding).
• Highly motivated, curious, and not afraid to show initiative.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex problems.
• Ability to multi-task on a variety of projects.
• Strong team attitude and positive morale.
• Strong interpersonal skills; accessible and approachable.
• Some technical capability within power electronic power converters, controls, computers, or mechanical engineering, with an emphasis on applications.

About Power Conversion

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion business provides energy conversion technologies, systems, and services across power and energy-intensive industries, driving the electric transformation of the world’s energy and industrial infrastructure. The business delivers electrical power conversion systems for Naval, industry, marine, and Oil & Gas applications, including medium and low voltage power converters, motors, transformers, E-house, switchgear, and control systems, along with associated power systems engineering.

Pay

The pay for this position ranges from $21.00/hr to $34.00/hr based on years of undergraduate/graduate field of study completed.

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance: Co-op/Interns will be reimbursed for reasonable, proper, and documented expenditures incurred while initially reporting to work and returning to school/home upon completion of the assignment. Employees with a permanent address greater than 50 miles away from the work location are eligible.
• Housing Allowance: Co-op/Intern employees receive a weekly housing allowance to help offset living expenses when the co-op/Intern’s permanent residence is at least 50 miles away from the work location.
• Employee Assistance Program: Provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
• GE Retirement Savings Plan (RSP): Available after 90 days of accumulated service and meeting eligibility requirements (eligibility occurs on the 1st of the month following the 90th day).

Schedule

• Internship Term Dates: Spring (Jan–Apr), Summer (Jun–Aug), Fall (Sep–Nov).
• Expected Work Schedule: Day/1st shift, 40 hours weekly.