Posting Title

Graduate Intern: Resilient Inverter and Microgrid Control with Blockchain Intern

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Location

Remote

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Position Type

Intern (Fixed Term)

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Hours Per Week

40

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Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Protocols

Employment at NREL is contingent upon your compliance with all NREL and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) safety protocols and mitigation efforts directed at the COVID-19 pandemic. At present, NREL requires all employees to be immunized against COVID-19. However, employees may seek an exemption from this requirement as an accommodation for religious or medical reasons. Upon hire, new employees must submit a request for accommodation or be prepared to provide proof of vaccination on your first day of employment.

Working at NREL

From day one at NREL, you’ll connect with coworkers driven by the same mission to save the planet. By joining an organization that values a supportive, inclusive, and flexible work environment, you’ll have the opportunity to engage through our eight employee resource groups, numerous employee-driven clubs, and learning and professional development classes.

NREL supports inclusive, diverse, and unbiased hiring practices that promote creativity and innovation. By collaborating with organizations that focus on diverse talent pools, reaching out to underrepresented demographics, and providing an inclusive application and interview process, our Talent Acquisition team aims to hear all voices equally. We strive to attract a highly diverse workforce and create a culture where every employee feels welcomed and respected and they can be their authentic selves.

Job Description

This internship will contribute to the microgrid control development using blockchain technologies. The intern will be involved in tasks for developing practical blockchain networks customized for the use in microgrids, ensuring high security and scalability of the system to provide resilience against cyberattacks and natural disasters. The tasks also include developing interfaces of the blockchain and assets, using internet-of-things (IoT) devices as well as the digital signal processors. All tasks under this internship will be evaluated and validated in a setup fully equipped with software and hardware.

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Basic Qualifications

Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a Master's or PhD degree program, or graduated in the past 12 months from an accredited institution. Internship period cannot exceed 12 months past graduation. Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

Please Note:

• You will need to upload official or unofficial school transcripts as part of the application process.
• If selected for position, a letter of recommendation will be required as part of the hiring process.

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Additional Required Qualifications

• Graduate student engaged in master’s or Ph.D. Program.
• Excellent writing and communications skills and ability to present technical results to a wide audience

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on skill sets including practical experience in Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) programming such as Hyperledger or Ethereum would be highly preferred.
• Experience in Embedded System (preferably using Raspberry Pi, Beagle Bone, or Arduino) is highly preferred.
• Working expertise in Golang, Javascript, or Nodejs, is a plus.
• Research and development experience are preferred.

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Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)

Annual Salary Range: $39,600 - $63,500

Offers will typically be made in the bottom half of the listed range. NREL takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits Summary

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; and sick leave (where required by law). NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Internships projected to be less than 20 hours per week are not eligible for medical, dental, or vision benefits.

* Based on eligibility rules

Submission Guidelines

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at NREL you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

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EEO Policy

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