Internship (mandatory or non-mandatory) – Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (all genders) // Job-ID: 195-0

Your Future Responsibilities
The Power Electronics Team, located in Villach, is looking for motivated students to work alongside our scientists and research engineers on scientific paper contributions, lab setup preparation, and prototype and test setup construction for various scenarios.

As An Intern, You Will Have The Unique Opportunity To Expand Your Knowledge In The Following Emerging Topics In Power Electronics

• Explore the field of wide bandgap (WBG) devices and delve into device characterisation, modelling and simulation for power electronic devices and systems.
• Work with novel test setups to characterise power semiconductor devices and build multi-domain simulation models for power electronics.
• Improve state-of-the-art power electronics packaging and cooling technologies for active and passive components.
• Understand the packaging and fabrication aspects of power electronics assemblies, and work on novel mechanical solutions for improved packaging.
• Optimise power electronics converters by improving control algorithms and implementing real-time sensing options for condition monitoring of power electronics systems.
• Work on the electrical and mechanical design of next-generation power converters with power density and efficiency beyond the current state of the art.

Your profile
This position is intended for students from bachelor's to master's level at universities and universities of applied sciences, as well as technical high school pupils (HTL), that have a mandatory* Internship in their curriculum. We officially support the 'study and work' programme at FH Kärnten.

**Would you like to complement your academic skillset with practical, hands-on knowledge?

Do you love exploring new fields centred around power electronics applications?

Are you highly motivated to join a young and dynamic team of scientists and research engineers?

Are you eager to learn new things and not afraid of delving deep into research papers?**
If you answered YES to all of these questions, we look forward to receiving your application

• mandatory Internships are possible at any time, non mandatory Internships are in general possible during lecture free period (July to September, February)

Become part of Silicon Austria Labs

• Duration of Internship is flexible. upon discussion
• Full-time position (38.5 hours per week)
• Diversified research activities with plenty of technical challenges.
• State-of-the-art lab facilities and instruments.
• Internal and external training opportunities for further development.
• € 4 per day food allowance in restaurants or € 2 per day in supermarkets.
• Family & kids friendly.
• Free coffee/milk/tea & fresh fruits.

This position is subject to the Collective Agreement for Employees in Non-University Research (Research Collective Agreement Section 19). The monthly gross salary for this position is from
€ 1,374.00
to
€ 1,415.00.
About Us
Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is a top research center for Electronics and Software Based Systems (ESBS) . At three locations (Graz, Villach, Linz), SAL is conducting research along the entire ESBS value chain in the areas of sensor systems, power electronics, intelligent wireless systems, microsystems and embedded systems to develop future-oriented solutions for industrial production, health, energy, mobility, safety and more. SAL brings together key players from industry, science and research and thus valuable expertise and know-how and conducts cooperative, application-oriented research along the value chain. Cooperative projects are co-financed by SAL and enable a fast and unbureaucratic project start. SAL is thus shaping the high-tech location Austria and Europe and developing the future

Innovation is our top priority and so are our employees. We are a family-friendly company and support the compatibility of work and family as much as possible. That is why we have been awarded the Work and Family Certificate until 2026. But we are constantly working on new measures to offer our employees an environment where they feel good, healthy and motivated.

You want to get more SAL insights ?