Software Engineer Intern (1st Shift) - Spring 2027

First Solar is a sustainable energy company that provides interns with real-world experience across research, development, information technology, engineering, and related functions. The Software Engineer Intern will develop and support manufacturing systems software, configure CI/CD pipelines, create tests, troubleshoot issues, define requirements with other departments, and complete a project related to software engineering, data, automation, or artificial intelligence.

What you'll do:

• Adhere to all safety procedures and good housekeeping standards
• Develop software solutions following best practices
• Configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Create unit tests using frameworks such as xUnit
• Assist with troubleshooting and support of software issues. This is to allow the intern to understand the full experience of the MES Software team. They will get to pair with other developers to handle tier 3 support, as well as attend daily production and Software team operational meetings
• Interface with other departments to define requirements
• The intern will also be responsible for a particular project, to be defined and finalized upon selection of candidate and current business needs. Potential example projects include:
• Optimize definition, collection, reporting, and alerting of Manufacturing System metrics and KPIs
• Work with operations personnel to define needed Manufacturing information, research the sourcing of this information, establish its collection, create and display in a dashboard
• Create and implement Infrastructure and/or Behavior testing to improve the quality of Manufacturing Systems software
• Design and build front end components to support custom Design of Experiment software for R&D team
• Develop and fine-tune natural language model interfacing with GPT or other AI to assist in employee onboarding and tool troubleshooting

What they're looking for:

• Intern candidate should have completed 2 years of their major coursework, focused in Computer Science or Management Information Systems
• Must currently be enrolled in a Bachelors, Master's or PhD program who is fulfilling a graduation requirement for their degree
• Ability to write SQL and knowledge of reporting tools
• Ability to write and knowledge of Object Oriented Programming
• Experience using Generative AI Tools and systems, with an interest in learning how to leverage GenAI technology in Enterprise applications
• Experience writing code in Python and/or C#, with an interest in Data or Software Engineering
• Supported applications in college, as an intern, or in a customer service environment
• Proven ability and knowledge of computer technology
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Scripting technologies such as PowerShell
• Proven interpersonal skills
• Ideal to have completed significant coursework in Object Oriented Programming and Relational Database Management

Benefits:

• Provided real world experience.
• The opportunity to find new solutions and develop new skills to further advance your skillset.
• Flexibility to enroll in classes while working as an intern, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the essential functions of the position.