Software Engineer Intern (1st Shift) - Spring 2027
Perrysburg, OH
Internship
Onsite
$22/hr - $25/hr
Intern
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.
Responsibilities
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
Work with operations personnel on the development and/or enhancement of an MES Live Monitoring System
Convert legacy applications to modern tool chain using Ignition
Assist with system development of Remote Operations Center
Other duties as assigned
Upon the completion of this internship, the intern is required to present their accomplishments and project summary to the leadership team
Summer Internship (3 months, approximately, depending on student availability; January – May)
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Ideal to have completed significant coursework in Object Oriented Programming and Relational Database Management
Complete coursework in Data Structures and Algorithms
Previous support of technical applications
Previous experience developing software
Front end JavaScript skills is a plus
Interest in build and deployment automation to modern platforms such as Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, and/or Kubernetes a plus
Understands Manufacturing processes is a plus
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.
First Solar manufactures thin film photovoltaic modules and provides PV power plants and supporting services.
