MERL is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual to conduct research in model-based mechatronic system design. The ideal candidate should have solid backgrounds in motor and drives, multi-body dynamics, design optimization, and coding skills. Demonstrated experience on hand-on mechatronic system integration, and simulation/optimization software such as Matlab is a necessity. Ph.D. students in mechanical engineering, robotics, and electrical engineering are encouraged to apply. Start date for this internship is flexible and the duration is about 3 months.

MERL is seeing a motivated and qualified individual to conduct research on electric machine fault analysis and detection. The ideal candidate should have solid background in electric machine theory, modeling, numerical analysis, operation, and fault detection techniques, including machine learning. Research experiences on modeling and analysis of electric machines and fault detection are required. Hands-on experience with permanent magnet motor design and analysis, and knowledge on machine learning are desirable. Senior Ph.D. students in related expertise are encouraged to apply. Start date for this internship is flexible.

MERL is seeking a highly motivated, qualified individual to join our internship program in the summer of 2022. The ideal candidate will be a senior Ph.D. student specializing in computer science, aerospace, mechanical, or applied mathematics. Research experience in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), C++ (OpenFOAM level), and Python (Keras w/ TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.) is very desirable. Solid background in two or more of the following areas is required: Physics-Informed Neural Nets (PINNs), adjoint analysis, PDE-constrained optimization, reduced-order modeling (ROMs), statistical learning, parameter estimators, regression techniques, and probability theory. The starting date is flexible, and the internship will last 3-4 months.

MERL is seeing a motivated and qualified individual to conduct research on electric machine design, prototype, and experiment tests. The ideal candidate should have solid background and demonstrated research experience in electric machine theory, design analysis, motor drives, and control. Hands-on experiences on electric motor design and prototyping, test bench set up, and experiment measurements are required. Senior Ph.D. students in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering with related expertise are encouraged to apply. Start date for this internship is flexible. This internship requires work that can only be done at MERL.

MERL is seeking a motivated and qualified individual to conduct research in modeling, simulation and analysis of aircraft electric propulsion system. The ideal candidate should have solid backgrounds in multi-physics modeling and simulation of aircraft electrical propulsion system. Demonstrated experience in modeling and simulation software/language such as Modelica or Simscape is a necessity. Knowledge and experience of NPSS, aircraft dynamics, and aerodynamics is a definite plus. Senior Ph.D. students in aerospace and electrical engineering are encouraged to apply. Start date for this internship is flexible and the duration is about 3 months.

MERL is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual to conduct research in dynamic modeling and simulation of vapor compression systems in the summer of 2022. Knowledge of data-driven modeling techniques is required. Experience in working with thermo-fluid systems is preferred. The intern is expected to collaborate with MERL researchers to build models, develop algorithms, and prepare manuscripts for scientific publications. Senior Ph.D. students in applied mathematics, chemical/mechanical engineering and other related areas are encouraged to apply. The expected duration of the internship is 3 months and the start date is flexible.

MERL is seeking a motivated graduate student to research methods for state and parameter estimation and optimization of large-scale systems. Representative applications include large vapor-compression cycles and other multiphysical systems for energy conversion that couple thermodynamic, fluid, and electrical domains. The ideal candidate would have a solid background in control and estimation, numerical methods, and optimization; strong programming skills and experience with Julia/Python/Matlab are also expected. Knowledge of the fundamental physics of thermofluid flows (e.g., thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics), nonlinear dynamics, or equation-oriented languages (Modelica, gPROMS) is a plus. The expected duration of this internship is 3 months.