Advanced Renewable Energy Intern

SB Energy DevCo (US) Inc. is seeking an Advanced Renewable Energy Intern in Denver, CO. This internship offers hands-on experience in a dynamic renewable energy company focused on advancing clean energy. Interns will work with the Engineering and Innovation team, supporting Intelligent Energy Management System projects, particularly in SCADA. The role emphasizes professional development, teamwork, and exposure to various aspects of the renewable energy industry.
Do you want to work with high caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Are you committed to advancing the clean energy revolution? Join us at SB Energy, a leading company backed by SoftBank and Ares pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our Mission is to provide flexible renewable energy at scale, accelerating the global energy transition and benefiting our planet, customers, communities, and people.

SB Energy develops, builds, owns & operates some of the largest and most technically advanced renewable projects across the United States, with headquarters in Redwood City, CA. The company was launched in 2019 and has quickly become one of the largest solar and storage developer/IPPs in the U.S. With 3 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects in operation and a multi-GW development pipeline, SB Energy is building the renewable energy future – today. SB Energy also utilizes its strong culture of innovation to identify and incorporate new technology into our projects, including our AI-based digital platform, to deliver renewable energy that is local, reliable, and matched to load.

Come join us in accelerating the energy transition to cleaner, more sustainable sources of power!

Summer Internships at SB Energy!

Are you looking for an internship to jumpstart your career? If so, you have come to the right place! SB Energy has exciting internship opportunities. We are currently searching for students or alumni interested in gaining hands-on experience at a fast-paced and innovative renewable energy company. Our mission is to provide flexible renewable energy at scale, accelerating the global energy transition and benefiting our planet, customers, communities, and people. Our internships have a specific focus, but often get broader exposure to SB Energy's business, gaining insight into different areas of the company and the renewable energy industry.  

Benefits Of a SB Energy Internship 
• Apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to on-the-job experiences
• Comprehensive, value-added project(s) 
• Work in teams and with cross-functional colleagues in a professional environment 
• Develop technical skills specific to your major 
• Gain opportunities for professional development by building relationships and learning from industry professionals in a live business environment
• Final project summary presentation to the team 

The Engineering and Innovation (E&I) team at SB Energy provides technical insights and assists decision-making across all life cycle phases of renewable projects, from development, construction, and to operations and maintenance. The Innovation program ideates, evaluates, demonstrates, and deploys at-scale first-of-a-kind technologies. To that end, SB Energy operates an Innovation Center near Denver, Colorado for first-hand field demonstrations of hardware, software, and business models, such as emerging solar technologies, different types of storage, flexible compute loads, AI-based control strategies, and more.

We’re looking for a hands-on and curious engineering intern to support our Intelligent Energy Management System (IEMS) projects especially focused on Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). This is a great opportunity to gain real-world experience in renewable energy, controls, and data systems, and work closely with both technical teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

The Advanced Renewable Energy Intern will:
• Help connect and test control systems for devices like solar inverters, batteries, and computing loads.
• Support setup and testing of AI-based control strategies at our Innovation Center.
• Assist in creating and running test plans for control algorithms.
• Gather and analyze system data to evaluate performance.
• Help prepare results and recommendations for improvements.
• Participate in the deployment of control systems into real commercial projects.
• Support the broader Innovation team with research, technology evaluations, and small projects.

Skills And Experience
• Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Renewable Energy, or related field (Junior, Senior, Master’s/PhD students preferred).
• Basic understanding of SCADA systems, data acquisition, or industrial controls is a plus.
• Experience or coursework in Python, control systems, or networking is a plus.
• Willingness to learn, intelligently experiment, and work both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills and ability to document and present work.
• Interest in renewable energy and emerging technologies.
• Exposure to tools like Ignition, SEL relays, GE RX3i, or Canary Labs is helpful to have.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity basics or networking for control systems is helpful to have.
• Prior hands-on work in a lab, university project, or internship/co-op is helpful to have.

Location: Denver, CO (preferred) or Redwood City, CA. We have a hybrid office and remote work set up.

Travel to our Innovation Center in Colorado will be required depending on project needs.

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