Job description
Description
Job Title
Technical Performance Engineer/Data Analyst – Summer Internship (3 months)
Reporting to
Senior Technical Performance Engineer
Location
Glasgow or Kings Langley
Hours
37.5 hours per week full time (part time considered)
Do you want to work to make Power for Good?
We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're driven by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.
We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.
RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.
Here’s what our past interns say about us:
"At RES I was not only given the opportunity to gain experience in the ever-expanding renewables sector but also provided the support and time to learn new skills, all in a relaxed, friendly and fun environment.”
“From day one, everyone was extremely welcoming and generous with their time to help with any issues that arose.”
“The tasks which I was set were part of the very forefront of the work RES was doing at the time and would go on to be integrated into real applications for the company’s assets.”
Internship Purpose
Technical Performance Engineer – Summer Internship (3 months)
You will be based within the Analysis and Optimisation (AOS) team, reporting to a Senior Engineer. The AOS team’s Technical Performance Engineers and Data Analysts provide data analysis expertise to the Asset Management and Operation & Maintenance teams, with the aim of maximising generation and profit for the asset owners and RES by ensuring the efficient operation of power plants.
You will be analysing operational data of wind turbine, solar farm and/or storage assets and contributing to our service delivery continuous improvement projects with support from other AOS team members.
This position is offered as a 3-month summer internship, or as a 1-year placement for exceptional applicants.
Key Accountabilities
The projects will involve collating and categorising data relating to component failures from wind, solar and storage assets with a focus on using engineering and data analysis skills to record and contextualise historical case studies in a standardised way.
Knowledge
Skills
Fundamentals of renewable energy technologies (wind turbines, solar PV, battery storage)- Fundamentals of electrical and/or mechanical engineering
Data analytics, handling large volumes of data, graphing and trending data- Investigative nature – naturally inquisitive, proactive, solution focussed and has sense of ownership on work
- Strong attention to detail
- Good problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills enabling effective discussion and transfer of information between areas of the business, site teams, contractors and clients
- Strong reporting and presentation skills
- Proficiency in using Microsoft 365 packages
- Competency in Python, MS-SQL, APIs and Git (desirable)
Experience
Qualifications
Personal projects (large or small)- Previous Industry experience would be beneficial
- Previous experience working within a team would be beneficial (University team projects or otherwise)
- Experience in data analytics
Studying an Engineering or Physics degree
At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.
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THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY
40 YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE
21 MILLION TONNES
OF CO2 OFFSET PER YEAR
2500
EMPLOYEES