Solar Manufacturing Analytics Intern

First Solar Inc.; Alabama; On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

First Solar Inc. is seeking interns to contribute to research and development, marketing, IT, engineering, and other areas as part of a global internship program. The role emphasizes real-world experience, collaboration, and accountability in a fast-paced environment.

Fall/Spring internship with minimum 3 months, flexible to accommodate class schedules. Candidates should pursue engineering or natural science related majors and have used statistical software for analysis.

Qualifications

• Engineering/Natural Science/Data Science background.
• Experience using statistical software for analysis.
• Knowledge of sixsigma or structured problem solving is a plus.
• Encourage registering internship with university.

Responsibilities

• Support improving yield for the site and continuous improvement projects on wattage for solar panel.
• Do basic analysis on scrap data.
• Report daily status and support investigations.
• Learn new software for handling scrap and JMP statistical analysis.
• Work independently with various groups on assigned investigations and report observations and root-cause analysis.
• Create PowerPoint presentations and present in technical forums.
• Create standard operating procedures and deploy on the factory floor.
• Learn production floor logistics and support execution of experiments.
• Assist with sample preparation for lab work.
• Be able to work first or second shift as needed.
• Present accomplishments and project summary to leadership at internship completion.

Skills

Excel

Root-cause analysis

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

JMP

Python/SQL

Education

Engineering/Natural Science/Data Science

Tools

JMP

SQL

Python

Job description

First Solar Inc. is seeking interns to contribute to research and development, marketing, IT, engineering, and other areas as part of a global internship program. The role emphasizes real-world experience, collaboration, and accountability in a fast-paced environment.

Fall/Spring internship with minimum 3 months, flexible to accommodate class schedules. Candidates should pursue engineering or natural science related majors and have used statistical software for analysis.