Eaton’s Electrical Sector Distributed Energy Resource Management Solutions (DERMS) Center of Excellence is seeking an Electrical Engineering Intern- Energy Renewable for our Eaton Americas Innovation Center (EAIC), located in Brossard, Montreal location. 

Primary Function:

Eaton is seeking a winter/spring intern for its Distributed Energy Resource Management Solutions (DERMS) Center of Excellence (CoE), located in the Eaton Americas Innovation Center (EAIC), in Brossard, Montreal. Eaton’s DERMS CoE accelerates the company’s growth by building advanced control algorithms and state machine logic for DERMS applications that are scalable, cost-effective, and manufacturable. DERMS CoE focuses on standardized design methodologies that can be adopted by multiple businesses (e.g. UPS, microgrid controls, Energy storage, etc.), which provides a foundation for our business to develop innovative energy products more rapidly.  

The individual will learn about Distributed Energy Resources (DER) control development, implementation, and validation for a wide spectrum of power conversion and protection products. They will also learn about model-based techniques, such as MATLAB Simulink and Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testing, during the design and validation of new products within Eaton’s product portfolio. 

Essential Functions:
•    Performs modeling and simulation for the electric grid, microgrid, and/or DER control development
•    Implements, tests, and troubleshoots firmware and embedded Linux operating systems (OS) applications
•    Plans and performs control algorithms and firmware development and validation in HIL lab
•    Creates technical reports and presentations 
•    Learn about with the latest DER and microgrid technologies trends 

Basic qualifications:

•    Enrolled at an accredited university in the Canada
•    Familiarity with MATLAB and scripting languages, such as Python
•    Research background in Power Electronics modeling and controls, DER and grid controls.  
•    Bilingual – French & English 

Work environment:

•    Hybrid work environment (3 days per week in the office) 
•    Internship for the Winter/Spring 2025 period 

All students interested in applying must send us their curriculum vitae as well as a presentation letter. 

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