Compliance Engineering Intern (Power Electronics)

Location: Scotts Valley, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global is a startup developing scalable power electronics hardware, including converters, inverters, and rectifiers for large-scale renewable energy, storage, and grid-connected loads.

What you will do

• Research, interpret, and apply requirements from IEEE, IEC, ISO, NERC, FERC, and other standards bodies.
• Partner with engineering leads to embed compliance requirements into product architecture and design.
• Develop and execute compliance test plans, including test infrastructure and supporting resources.
• Debug test failures and collaborate with design teams on corrective solutions.
• Contribute to product listings, certifications, new market entries, white papers, and regional standards activities.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or an equivalent field.
• Strong foundation in electrical engineering, power systems, and power electronics.
• Hands-on test automation experience using Python, LabVIEW, or embedded scripting.
• Experience designing and operating test equipment and data acquisition systems, including oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and data loggers.
• Ability to interpret requirements and convert them into test specifications, work from first principles, and take ownership under pressure.
• Availability to work across the summer and fall semesters.

Nice to have

• Regulatory and compliance certification experience for solar, wind, battery, or other power electronics products.
• Experience testing medium-voltage systems, including 5kV–35kV equipment, and familiarity with grid-tied hardware.
• Knowledge of insulation materials, shielding, arc-flash mitigation, and high-power assembly materials and processes.
• Experience with Controller Hardware-in-the-Loop setups, power systems modeling, cybersecurity, or functional safety.
• Experience working with UL, IEC, ISO standards, NRTLs, AHJs, utilities, or data acceptance programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, dynamic environment focused on personal, technical, and career growth.
• First-principles engineering approach to solving difficult technical problems.
• Opportunity to learn from experienced leaders who have shipped gigawatts of power conversion products.
• Work focused on accelerating electrification through scalable and lower-cost hardware solutions.