Data Analysis Intern: Greenhouse Energy Insights

Thermeleon; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 13,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on project

Real measurement data

Ownership over methods

Startup experience

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Job summary

Thermeleon, a Rotterdam-based startup, develops the Heat Battery for climate-neutral greenhouse energy. We seek a Data Analysis Intern to combine physics and Python to extract insights from greenhouse data.

You’ll analyse multi-source datasets from real client sites, study heat flux and temperature cycles, and help build a scalable analytics framework. Based at the Van Nellefabriek in Rotterdam, the internship requires 24+ hours per week and offers hands-on ownership, startup exposure, and

Qualifications

• Physics knowledge: heat transfer, energy balances, and thermal systems.
• Python with data-analysis libraries (pandas, NumPy).
• Currently studying towards a technical degree (e.g., Physics, Applied Physics, Mechanical Engineering).
• Analytical and curious, able to tackle messy, real-world datasets.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems into scalable, repeatable solutions.
• Affinity with sustainable innovation and hardware is a plus.
• Experience with data visualization or greenhouse/climate systems is a plus.
• Minimum of 24 hours a week.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large, multi-source greenhouse datasets to uncover thermal, energy, and climate insights.
• Study heat flux behavior, temperature cycles, and environmental interactions across greenhouse systems.
• Generate comparative insights across multiple client sites, before and after demo installations.
• Quantify the impact of the Heat Battery to support evidence-based decision-making for clients and internal teams.
• Help develop a scalable data-analysis framework that can be applied to new clients and evolving datasets.
• Contribute to tooling and methods that streamline future analyses and support repeatable insight generation.
• Present findings clearly to both technical and non-technical colleagues.

Skills

Physics knowledge

Python

Data analysis

Analytical mindset

Education

Technical degree (Physics / Applied Physics / Mechanical Engineering)

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Job description

Thermeleon, a Rotterdam-based startup, develops the Heat Battery for climate-neutral greenhouse energy. We seek a Data Analysis Intern to combine physics and Python to extract insights from greenhouse data.

You’ll analyse multi-source datasets from real client sites, study heat flux and temperature cycles, and help build a scalable analytics framework. Based at the Van Nellefabriek in Rotterdam, the internship requires 24+ hours per week and offers hands-on ownership, startup exposure, and