2027 PhD Residency, Utility-Scale Power Electronics (Tapestry)

Location: Mountain View, California, United States; sihirify.global-month onsite PhD residency with housing relocation support.

Salary: $109,000–$150,000 annual base salary, plus benefits.

Company

Tapestry is a Google group originally born at hirify.global, Alphabet’s moonshot factory, building AI-powered tools for a more visible, reliable, affordable, abundant, and clean electric grid.

What you will do

• Design advanced control algorithms for utility-scale inverter systems focused on grid stability and resilience.
• Develop and validate mode-shifting strategies between grid-following and grid-forming operation for single- and three-phase inverters.
• Implement automatic gain control that adapts inverter behavior to real-time grid conditions.
• Simulate and evaluate control strategies across strong-grid, weak-grid, and transient scenarios.
• Translate control concepts into implementation-ready algorithms for future firmware or hardware integration.
• Collaborate with power systems, software, and product teams and document control designs, tradeoffs, and stability margins.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in electrical engineering, power electronics, power systems, control systems, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of power electronics and utility-scale power systems.
• Ehirify.globalperience with grid-forming, grid-following, or microgrid control strategies.
• Hands-on ehirify.globalperience with Tehirify.globalas Instruments C2000 DSPs, Code Composer Studio, and inverter firmware development.
• Ehirify.globalperience with MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, or equivalent simulation tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Hierarchical implementation of grid-forming, grid-following, or microgrid control.
• Familiarity with wide-bandgap devices and inverter hardware considerations.
• Ehirify.globalperience with firmware or hardware-software interface constraints.
• Ehirify.globalperience translating academic research into applied or industry-focused outcomes.
• Interest in grid modernization, renewable integration, and power-system decarbonization.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Competitive residency stipend and housing relocation support for the program duration.
• Mentorship from research scientists and engineers.
• Access to a research environment at the intersection of AI and climate technology.
• Access to Alphabet-scale compute and resources for high-impact infrastructure research.