Data Science Intern: Build Analytics for Clean Energy

First Solar Inc.; Perrysburg (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

First Solar Inc. is offering a 3‑month internship in Spring 2027 across multiple departments including R&D, marketing, IT, engineering, and energy services. Interns gain hands‑on experience, solving meaningful problems while contributing to a cleaner energy future.

Applicants should be pursuing a relevant degree (Engineering, Math, Data Science, CS), be in at least the 3rd year, and have coursework in statistics, programming, and data analysis. 2+ years of team collaboration is expected.

Qualifications

• Pursuing an engineering, math, data science, computer science, or related field.
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's program, 3rd year or later, with graduation requirement.
• Encourage university internship registration.
• 2+ years of team collaboration in school or work.
• Coursework in mathematics and statistics; programming or data science.
• Python and SQL preferred.
• Experience with data analysis and modelling.

Responsibilities

• Develop pipelines to extract features from key data sets.
• Build custom analytical tools and automation scripts.
• Perform data extraction, cleaning, and analysis to deliver insights.
• Contribute to feature selection and basic ML model development.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for ad hoc analysis.
• Work with Data Scientists on multiple data-analysis use cases.
• Present accomplishments and project summary to leadership at internship end.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data analysis

Statistics

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Engineering, Math, Data Science, CS (pursuing)

Bachelor’s student (3rd year or later)

Tools

Excel

Windows/Office 365

Job description

First Solar Inc. is offering a 3‑month internship in Spring 2027 across multiple departments including R&D, marketing, IT, engineering, and energy services. Interns gain hands‑on experience, solving meaningful problems while contributing to a cleaner energy future.

Applicants should be pursuing a relevant degree (Engineering, Math, Data Science, CS), be in at least the 3rd year, and have coursework in statistics, programming, and data analysis. 2+ years of team collaboration is expected.