Overview:Are you ready to change the future? You have the opportunity to join the company that helped establish solar markets around the world and continues to innovate in the renewable energy space. SunPower has facilities in the US, Europe and Asia, and we are seeking talented people to join us in building a clean energy future.
Widely recognized as the world's standard for solar, SunPower produces the world's highest efficiency solar products. Our quality and reliability standards far exceed those of any other company in the industry.
SunPower and Total, the global energy producer and provider, have announced a transformational investment by Total in SunPower. The companies have signed a set of strategic agreements to accelerate SunPower's growth in the increasingly competitive solar sector. Total's investment is based on SunPower's leading position in designing, manufacturing and delivering the world's highest efficiency, highest reliability solar systems with guaranteed performance. These agreements will accelerate SunPower's growth and further improve its financial strength.
SunPower is committed to the success of our company, our employees and the communities around the world that need us most. We support our employees' commitment to their communities through a culture of volunteerism, and through The SunPower Foundation, which makes grants to green initiatives throughout the world. As a company, we operate with the highest sustainability standards.
In an industry that is reshaping the world's energy future, there's no better place to be than SunPower.
Summary of Role:SunPower's RD Performance Group is responsible for characterizations and projections of installed system performance. The group creates and maintains specialized computer simulation software to model the energy output of SunPower products and systems, analyzes the long-term energy performance of a large fleet of grid-connected PV plants, and performs targeted field and lab tests to characterize the performance of both new and existing technologies.
The performance engineering intern's focus may involve analysis of operational data, model or software tool development, or experimental testing and analysis. Some travel and field work may be required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Develop and execute research, analysis and test plans
Characterize system performance using remotely-acquired energy and meteorological data
Characterize systems and components using measured field data such as I-V curves, string current and open circuit voltage tests
Develop procedures and methods for collecting and analyzing test data
Develop computational algorithms and validate against measured data
Develop computational tools to assist in analysis and prediction
Communicate key results of research in a timely and effective manner to all stakeholders through memos, reports and presentations
Work closely with other engineers, and work on cross-functional teams with a strong drive for results
Innovate, and solve challenging technical problems with a positive, solution-oriented approach
Field work requires ability to perform light construction
Minimum Requirements:Upper division college student in Engineering or related field
Experience with object-oriented programming and database theory
Experience with experimental design, testing and analysis
Preferred Requirements:Strong communications skills, both verbal and written, and a proven ability to work with internal and external customers
Strong project management/organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks from multiple requestors
Strong understanding of basic electrical wiring and data acquisition and communication
Power industry experience, particularly solar industry, preferred
Strong programming ability, software development experience a plus
Background in statistics is highly desirable
Some background in climate or atmospheric science a plus
Experience with OSI-PI , MATLAB and Python is a plus
Creative, self-motivated and self-directed, and able to multi-task a large variety of projects in a fast-paced environment