Intern- Electrical Engineering

For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

Generac Home combines the speed and excitement of a technology startup with the resources and market power of an S&P 500 industry leader. Our careers offer boundless opportunity for energetic, mission-driven applicants who seek challenge and impact in a fast-paced culture of teaching, learning, and professional growth, developing solar and storage products and software for the clean energy revolution.

The intern will support the team on mixed-signal hardware development and validation activities, providing additional engineering support for ongoing and new projects while gaining hands on experience in product development.

This is a 1st shift position located on-site in Reno, NV

Job Summary:

Generac Home is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Electrical Engineering Intern to help develop next-generation residential energy products. In this role, you will have the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of disciplines, including analog, digital, test setup design, product firmware, power electronics, high-voltage battery systems, and battery management systems. 

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Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma 

• Actively enrolled in a 4-year electrical engineering 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute large-scale long-term test setups and procedures for electrical systems, focusing on power conversion, high voltage, inverters, PV Optimizers, electronics and IoT 

• devices. 

• Perform functional and performance testing of electrical components, subsystems, and complete systems. 

• Help to improve test setup design processes. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of basic electrical concepts 

• Read and interpret electrical and electronic schematics 

• Background in working with programming languages that communicate with electronic hardware 

• Attention to detail and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. 

• Proven technical experience through academic or passion projects 

• Engaged, proactive, and positive attitude

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proven self-starter: takes initiative and adapts to changes to bring projects to completion 

• Desire to work and grow to the dynamic needs and priorities of a fast-growing company 

• Engineer at heart; uses intuition for engineering principles to identify issues and solutions 

• Understanding of AC and DC power 

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job include are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. 

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”