PV Engineering Intern

Job Title: PV Engineer Intern within Engineering Services

Department: ECE - Engineering Services

Location: London

Reporting to: Senior PV Engineer (London, UK)

We are Lightsource bp – and we’re on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables, anchored by our proven track record in solar development.

For over a decade we’ve been actively working to diversify the way our world is powered with sustainable and responsible renewable power. We work to safely deliver affordable, reliable, large-scale onshore renewable and energy storage solutions to help the world decarbonise.

Our growing business is constantly innovating and investing to help drive the energy transition. Our people and projects are focused on supporting long-term sustainable growth and energy security.

Lightsource bp operates with five core values: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability, and Drive.

We seek to attract and hire individuals who share our commitment to creating a safe workplace, uphold the highest standards of integrity, and demonstrate respect for colleagues, communities, and the environment. Our recruitment process promotes sustainability by valuing long-term growth and responsible practices, while seeking candidates with the drive to innovate and lead in the global energy transition.

Together, these values shape how we engage, assess, and welcome talent to join us in delivering transformational solar power solutions worldwide. 

Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.

What you’ll do (the role)

Summary

You will be supporting R&D projects focused on photovoltaic module performance and innovative technologies. You will analyse PV module field testing data, support on-site implementation of further tests, and evaluate the use of PV modules as light and temperature sensors. Your work will inform Lightsource bp's technology strategy.

Responsibilities of the Role

• Management assistance for R&D projects
• Analyse performance data from field-tested PV modules and provide technical recommendations for ongoing testing phases
• Modelling versus reality of using PV modules as light and temperature sensors.
• Ongoing communication and meetings with others working on the projects
• Support on the Standardisation of engineering requirements to be included within LSbp portfolio. 
• Conduct Engineering analysis of new technologies
• Feedback to line manager and team
• At the end, deliver clear results, insights, and guidelines to the wider engineering team

Why you’ll make a great member of the team

Experience & Knowledge Required

• Knowledge or experience of renewable energy, solar PV, BESS or Wind.
• Basic understanding of the main factors affecting solar PV site performance
• Ideally some research experience (which can be from within the bachelor’s or master’s degree)

Skills Required

• Project management
• Ability to practically apply engineering concepts
• Enjoyment of problem solving and analytics
• Microsoft office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Skills in Excel or other data analysis software (Python, PowerBI, R etc.)
• Knowledge of PVsyst is a bonus (but not essential)
• Team working
• Attention to detail
• Self-motivated
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Education Required

• Having or working towards a degree in physics or engineering (electrical/renewable energy preferred) from an accredited college/University

Why you’ll want to work for us

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow, a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

Be you: We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

Be responsible: Our culture is driven by our core values – from operating safely to ensuring our projects are responsible. 

Be recognized: Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.

Be inspired: Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. These include our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project, or volunteering on our VIBES committee to name a few.

Our core values: Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do. 

For further information on our career opportunities and life at Lightsource bp, please visit https://www.lightsourcebp.com/careers/