Intern - Electrical Engineer - Fall 2026

About Advanced Energy

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Why be a part of Advanced Energy?

We operate like an agile, growing, small company—you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and publicly traded for more than 28 years, with a strong cash position, deep customer partnerships, global operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We attract capable, driven team members who collaborate, innovate, and enjoy building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy—powering the future, together.

Position summary

Advanced Energy is seeking Electrical Design Engineering Interns and Co-Ops to support development activities across our North American design sites. Successful candidates will carry out their internships at sites in Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts, or California, working with experienced engineering teams on high-performance, precision, efficient, and cost-effective power conversion, metrology, or controls solutions.

Only post-graduate candidates will be considered for summer and school-year internships. Candidates should be actively pursuing degrees at one of the following institutions: University of Colorado, Colorado State University, University of Minnesota, Northeastern University, San Jose State University, Stanford University, or University of California-Berkeley.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a core team to meet schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction goals
• Assist in the development, testing, and debugging of prototype power supply units
• Analyze test data and reports against functional and performance specifications
• Interface with internal departments to ensure cost and schedule goals are met
• Circuit design of analog and digital circuits, EMI filters, and power circuits
• Development and implementation of control algorithms
• Design and analysis of magnetic components
• Modeling and simulation of devices, circuits, or systems using commercial or proprietary tools

Work environment

Location: Fort Collins, CO
Environment: in-office and lab environment

Qualifications

Required

• Ability to work in a lab environment debugging circuits and evaluating product spec compliance using tools including oscilloscopes, power meters, multimeters, logic analyzers, and firmware interface tools
• Demonstrated proficiency with Windows-based platforms and computer-based design and analysis tools; working knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to meet schedule requirements and define priorities without direct supervision

Preferred

• Familiarity with CAD tools for schematics, analysis, and modeling/simulation
• History of firmware programming for embedded systems
• Ability to work with serial communication protocols such as UART, SPI, and I2C

Education

Candidates working toward MS or Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. Preference will be given to those with a Power Electronics and/or Controls focus; other relevant fields will also be considered. Minimum GPA: 3.25.

Compensation

The range of starting pay for this role is $26 to $36 per hour. Actual compensation is influenced by skill set, level of experience, and specific office location.