Nxp semiconductors

Overview

This internship is part of a PhD research program focused on the development of innovative power conversion architectures for supplying a 48 V electrical network in electric vehicles.

About Nxp semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors N.V. enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets.

Requirements & Eligibility

• Master's degree (MSc) or final year of an Engineering School program in Electronics Engineering, with a specialization in Embedded Systems and/or Power Electronics.
• Power Electronics
• Basic knowledge of Functional Safety, Reliability, and Dependability Engineering
• Matlab/Simulink
• Interest in Energy Conversion Systems
• Ability to work autonomously

Key Responsibilities

• Investigation of various power conversion architectures capable of meeting the availability and robustness requirements associated with supplying a 48 V electrical network.
• Analysis of operating principles, performance characteristics, and behavior under different operating conditions to compare candidate solutions and support the selection of the most suitable architecture.
• Preliminary sizing and design of the main components of the selected solution, along with the definition of the associated control strategies.
• Modeling and simulation of the system to evaluate its performance and analyze its behavior under degraded operating conditions, including the assessment of multiple fault scenarios.