Graduate (6-12 months) Power System Stability Analysis Intern

About the role

The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) seeks a talented and motivated Power System Stability Analysis Engineer to join a cutting-edge project focusing on the stability analysis of power systems with a high penetration of Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs).

Responsibilities

• Analyze PMU data (from more than 100 PMUs) to monitor power system stability and detect grid disturbances.
• Create visualizations of grid strength and stability based on PMU data such as heat maps of grid inertia, voltage profile, equivalent short circuit ratio etc.
• Develop techniques that will improve the resilience and reliability of future power grids, particularly in systems dominated by IBRs.
• Produce detailed reports on oscillation detection, system strength assessment, and grid stability findings.
• Provide recommendations for mitigating potential stability risks.
• Collaborate with power system engineers, control experts, and software developers to refine system models, improve analysis techniques, and support operational decision-making.
• Contribute towards technical documentation and the generation of research papers.

Requirements

• Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
• Undergraduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program from an accredited institution.
• Post Undergraduate: Earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 12 months.
• Eligible for an internship period of up to one year.
• Graduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master’s degree program from an accredited institution.
• Post Graduate: Earned a master’s degree within the past 12 months.
• Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
• Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
• Completed bachelor’s degree and either be enrolled in or recently graduated from a master’s program, or be enrolled in a PhD program in, electrical engineering with power systems stability, with focus on power systems dynamics/stability.
• Demonstrated experience in power system stability analysis, particularly in IBR-dominant grids.
• Proven experience in PMU data analysis, including oscillation detection, system stability analysis, and event identification.
• Demonstrated knowledge of power system stability metrics such as Equivalent Short-Circuit Ratio (ESCR), system inertia estimation, and oscillation mode identification.
• Demonstrated experience in signal processing such as time-domain signal processing ( i.e. filtering, noise reduction, event and disturbance detection etc.) and frequency-domain techniques (i.e. fast Fourier transformation, mode and oscillation analysis etc.).
• Demonstrated proficiency in python programming or other major programming language.
• Demonstrated experience in power system simulation software (e.g., MATLAB/SIMULINK/PSCAD).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to work with large datasets and derive actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Current PhD student in electrical engineering with a power systems focus.
• Knowledge or experience in frequency-domain analysis and time-domain analysis for power systems.

Skills

• Python programming or other major programming language.
• Power system simulation software (e.g., MATLAB/SIMULINK/PSCAD).
• Signal processing (time-domain and frequency-domain techniques).
• Power system stability analysis.
• PMU data analysis.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*.
• Sick leave (where required by law).

Pay

$51,200 - $81,900 annually.

Schedule

Less than 20 hours per week.