Data Scientist Intern (Fall 2026)

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.

Basic Job Scope

• Leading the world’s sustainable energy future, First Solar interns work

around the globe/country in research and development, marketing, project development, information technology, engineering, energy services and much more. When you work at First Solar, you will be challenged every day and provided real world experience. You will be given the opportunity to find new solutions and develop new skills to further advance your skillset. At First Solar we strive to foster a culture that encourages innovation through collaboration, urging colleagues to take smart risks, learning from failures and course correcting, and owning personal accountability for contributing to our mission.

Expected Length of Internship

• 3 month internship or longer.

• As an internship company, we allow flexibility to enroll in classes while

working as an intern, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the essential functions of the position.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Industrial Engineering, Operations

Research, Supply Chain, Applied Statistics, Computer Science, or;

• Master’s degree in a related field

• First Solar encourages all interns to register their internship with their

university.

Required Skills/Competencies

• Proficiency in Python, R, SQL, and advanced analytics tools.
• Working knowledge of AI and Generative AI concepts, including LLMs,

embeddings, prompt design, and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) for analytical and decision‑support use cases.

• Strong experience with data visualization and storytelling tools.
• Working knowledge of machine learning, statistical modeling and optimization

techniques.

• Familiarity with Lean, Kaizen, and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Comfort working in cloud and enterprise data environments (e.g., Azure, data

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