Performance Engineering Intern

Houston, TX

Internship

Student (College)

Job Title: Performance Engineering Intern	Department: Performance Engineering
Reports to: Senior Performance Engineer	Effective Date: May 2025
Location: Houston, TX \| Remote	Travel: Up to 10%

POSITION PURPOSE:
This is a paid temporary, non-exempt position reporting to the Senior Performance Engineer. With support and oversight the Performance Engineering Intern will perform analysis on project operations and battery site performance. The Performance Engineering Intern will collaborate on such efforts with various teams, such as Asset Management, Market Operations, and Software Development. The ideal candidate will be deeply interested in addressing the challenges of grid intermittency through deployment of standalone battery storage.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Learning and Career Development: Learn battery storage operation basics, work with experienced engineers and data analysts, and develop professional skills.
Programming and Database Management: Develop and apply programming (SQL, Python) and database (SSMS) skills.
Performance Analysis and Engineering: Apply technical knowledge to an operations-focused Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) optimization project.
Data Visualization and Presentation: Build a visualization tool, such as a Power BI report, to show project results at the end of the internship. Summarize results in a presentation.

All other duties as required

WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS:

Pursuing degree in Engineering or other STEM major with an analytical focus.
Should be eager to learn and motivated by creating a more resilient and cleaner grid
Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management skills
Experience with data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau, Matplotlib, Shiny etc)
Proficiency in software programs including MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and database use.
Ability to work in a small team

Physical Requirements:

Prolonged periods of working at a computer

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