Internship - Power Converter Control

It takes the brightest minds to be a technology leader. It takes imagination to create green energy for the generations to come. At Siemens Gamesa we make real what matters, join our global team.

Siemens Gamesa is part of Siemens Energy, a global leader in energy technology with a rich legacy of innovation spanning over 150 years. Together, we are committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As a leading player in the wind industry and manufacturer of wind turbines, we are passionate about driving the energy transition and providing innovative solutions that meet the growing energy demand of the global community. At Siemens Gamesa, we are constantly seeking talented individuals to join our team and support our focus on energy transformation. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Gamesa: Working with us.    

How to contribute to our vision

Do you have a passion to change the world, and share our excitement in how renewable energy can help shape the future?

Are you motivated and dedicated to developing your career within the cutting edge of the wind Industry?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

We now have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Undergraduate to join our Research & Development team for an Internship (2024/5) or Masters project in 2025. The internship role will be based in our Glasgow City Centre office with the option of periods between 3 to 12 months.

Our Research and Development teams focus on generator, power converter hardware, software, models and associated components that make the wind turbine electrical drivetrain, taking ideas from research and concept design through prototyping, test and validation, to realization in our wind turbines. Thereafter, we support the manufacturing units, installation and commissioning project teams, and service teams in the application of the product.

The placement can be aligned to contribute to ongoing undergraduate studies where the interests of the candidate and company align.

Some of your key tasks will include but not be limited to:

• Research into new and emerging technologies

• Evaluation of potential technical solutions

• Development of design solutions

• Validation of solutions in laboratory/simulation

• Creation of system models and utilization of them to perform simulations

• Control system design and implementation

• Software design, code, and test

What You Need To Make a Difference

We want you to have a passion for renewable energy, and a sense for the importance to lead this change and an ambition to consider this as a future career.

Are you undertaking education to degree level in Engineering or Computer Science, with specialization or interest in any of the following: -

• Renewable Energy

• Power Electronics

• Power Systems

• Control Engineering

• Software and modelling

• Electrical Machine Design

If so, we would be very interested in hearing from you. Some industrial experience would be great; however, this is not an essential requirement as we want those who are willing to learn.    

In return of your commitment we offer you…

• Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come

• A global team of diverse colleagues who share passion for renewable energy

• Trust and empowerment to make your own ideas reality

• Personal and professional development to grow internally within our organisation

• Competitive Pension Scheme

Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come. We are a global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for renewable energy and have a culture of trust and empowerment to make our own ideas a reality. We focus on personal and professional development to grow internally within our organisation. Siemens Gamesa offers a wide variety of benefits such as flexible working hours as well as home-office possibility for many colleagues, employer-funded pension, attractive remuneration package (fixed/variable) and local benefits such as subsided lunch, employee discounts and much more

Empowering our people

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How do you imagine the future?

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Our global team is on the front line of tackling the climate crisis, reducing carbon emissions – the greatest challenge we face.

We believe diversity creates more opportunity for success. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life: it doesn’t matter the gender, age, ethnic background, sexual orientation or disability. Our main aim is to find people from around the globe who can contribute to world-changing technology.

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Siemens Gamesa is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a work environment that is free from discrimination and where employees are treated with dignity and respect. Employment at Siemens Gamesa is based solely on an individual's merit and qualifications, which are directly related to job competence. Siemens Gamesa does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, ancestry, genetic information, citizenship, religion, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, rules or regulations. We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, promotion and benefits.

We are driven by people - from more than 100 different countries, they build the company we are every day. Our diverse and inclusive culture encourages us to think outside the box, speak without fear, and be bold. We value the flexibility that our smart-working arrangements, our digital disconnection framework and our  family-friendly practices bring to the new way of working.