Microgrid Controls Validation Intern

We’re a team of friends bound together by a mission to preserve our planet for future generations through innovative energy solutions and modern infrastructure. In December 2025, Google announced an agreement to acquire Intersect, to enable more data center and generation capacity to come online faster while accelerating energy development and innovation. After close, we’ll continue doing exactly what we were built to do - develop, construct, and operate the most ambitious power and data infrastructure in the country.

Intersect’s operations will remain separate from Alphabet and Google under the Intersect brand. We’re on an aggressive growth trajectory and looking for people hungry to tackle the largest energy challenges on the planet.

About This Role

As part of Intersect’s Microgrid Engineering team, you’ll help design and build the testing environments that validate next-generation microgrid control systems. This work connects lab-based experimentation with advanced simulation, ensuring control strategies perform reliably under real-world conditions.

You’ll shape how testing is done—from defining test plans for a Microgrid Lab to building Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems—working cross-functionally with controls engineers, system designers, and lab teams.

Team Overview

This team plays a critical role in advancing Intersect’s mission to accelerate the renewable energy transition by ensuring that energy systems are rigorously tested, validated, and ready for real-world deployment. The team operates at the intersection of hardware, software, and system design, enabling scalable, high-impact solutions through collaboration and technical excellence.

What You’ll Do

Design Microgrid Test Strategy

Develop detailed test plans for Microgrid Lab testing, including metering and control requirements

Translate validation objectives into structured, scalable testing approaches

Anticipate future testing needs and incorporate them into lab design

Build HIL Simulation Environments

Design and plan a Controls Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) setup for microgrid controls validation

Configure simulation environments that reflect real-world operating conditions

Enable seamless integration between physical hardware and simulation systems

Execute and Improve Validation Testing

Run and support electrical lab testing for microgrid systems

Analyze results to validate control system performance and identify issues

Continuously refine test setups to improve accuracy, efficiency, and coverage

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field

Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and control systems

Hands-on experience working in an electrical test lab environment

Experience running simulation studies using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems

Familiarity with test planning, instrumentation, and validation methodologies

Understanding of microgrid or distributed energy systems

Ability to think ahead and design testing environments based on future needs

High attention to detail and a structured, methodical approach to problem-solving

A collaborative mindset and curiosity that will help you succeed across hardware and software domains