Graduate Intern – Data Center Load Modeling for Transmission Planning Studies

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🕒 July 14

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

💵 $44.5k - $71.2k / year

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Advanced Energy Systems - Colorado School of Mines & NLR

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2019

📚 Education

⚡ Energy

🔬 Science

Education • Energy • Science

Advanced Energy Systems - Colorado School of Mines & NLR is an interdisciplinary graduate engineering program created through a partnership between the Colorado School of Mines and the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). The program educates and trains master’s and doctoral researchers to address the technical, economic, and environmental challenges of modern energy infrastructure, emphasizing secure, resilient, and adaptive systems. Students collaborate with faculty and NLR researchers, use shared state-of-the-art facilities, work with industry, government, and nonprofit partners, and prepare for careers solving large-scale energy-system problems.

📋 Description

• Gather and analyze technical data on data center electrical architecture, including UPS systems, PDUs, cooling systems, and backup generation • Develop and validate component-level models (e.g., UPS with PFC, PDU, VFD), and build a composite data center load model that integrates IT load, power electronic interfaces, and motor-driven auxiliaries • Implement detailed EMT models in simulation platforms (e.g., PSCAD, RTDS) to capture fast transients and fault behavior • Validate the EMT models using real-world data • Build corresponding RMS phasor models for transmission planning tools (e.g., PSS®E, and PSLF) to enable computationally efficient studies • Perform side-by-side comparisons between EMT and RMS models to assess accuracy and applicability for different planning scenarios • Document modeling methods, assumptions, and validation results in a clear and reproducible format • Collaborate with planning and protection engineers to ensure models meet practical study requirements • Contributing to the development of technical reports and 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. • Eligible for an internship period of up to one year. • Graduate + PhD: Completed master’s degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution. • Completed an undergraduate degree in power systems, electrical engineering, or related field, and be pursuing or graduated from a master's degree, or currently enrolled in a PhD program in these fields • Demonstrated knowledge and experience with power electronics, machine and drives, dynamic load modeling, and power system stability • Experience with EMT simulation tools (e.g., PSCAD or EMTP) • Strong programming/analytical skills (Python, MATLAB, or similar) • Strong communication and technical writing skills.

🏖️ Benefits

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