Power Electronics System Engineer Intern

Location:

Santa Clara, California, United States

Job ID:

R0112355

Date Posted:

2025-11-13

Company Name:

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

Administration & Facilities

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Power Electronics System Engineer Intern – Smart Energy Management & Power Allocation

Company: Hitachi America, Ltd.

Division: Research & Development (R&D) | Strategic Data Solution Lab (SDSL)

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Status: Intern

Duration: 4 months+ (December 2025 – March 2026 – eligible for extension)

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi contributes to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates globally in four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for new growth businesses. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi generates value from integrating data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2024 (ended March 31, 2025) totaled 9,783.3 billion yen, with 618 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 280,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com.

Summary

At HAL R&D, we focus on innovative solutions for intelligent management of energy resources in modern data center environments. Join an engineering team dedicated to advancing power electronics systems, hardware control, and high-reliability switching architectures for mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Support hardware architecture design and system integration for advanced power and energy management platforms.
• Develop, prototype, and test embedded control systems for real-time power distribution and reliability (including ATS/STS switching, multiplex power routing).
• Conduct hands-on power system testing and validation, focusing on rack-level and hall-level equipment in laboratory settings.
• Work with control hardware such as automatic transfer switches (ATS), static transfer switches (STS), and multiplexing devices to ensure robust electrical power control.
• Assist with system troubleshooting, reliability assessments, and deployment support.
• Document engineering workflows, testing procedures, and system findings.

Required Qualifications

• Current M.S./PhD student in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline with a hardware focus.
• Direct hands-on lab experience with power electronics and embedded system control hardware.
• Proficiency in PCB design tools (Altium, KiCad), and operation of test equipment (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, thermal imaging cameras, network analyzers).
• Understanding of ATS/STS switching systems, power multiplexing architectures, and real-time control logic.
• Familiarity with IEEE standards (1547, 1588), UL safety listings, and data center electrical codes.
• Strong troubleshooting and testing skills for mission-critical electrical systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data center infrastructure/operations and automated switching systems.
• Knowledge of system commissioning, reliability testing, or control software for hardware interfaces.

What You'll Gain

• Immersive experience on advanced power electronics and control systems in real laboratory and deployment environments.
• Exposure to next generation switching, reliability, and power flow architectures used in state-of-the-art data centers.
• Mentorship from senior engineers and the opportunity to contribute to real-world electrical system innovations.

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.  We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

• Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect
• Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity
• Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge  

For California only (as required by California’s Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act (SB 1162): The expected hourly rate for this position in our California office is $36 - 50 per hour. Pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi America’s variable pay program, subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to accommodation@hal.hitachi.com. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.