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Job description
Sungrow Europe published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Munich, Germany.
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Your mission
Servus und hallo bei uns hier in Sungrow! We are so excited you found your way here — because we have something genuinely cool to offer.
About
We are looking for a curious, data-driven intern to join our European O&M (Operations & Maintenance) team as an O&M Monitoring & Insights Intern. You will be right at the heart of how we monitor, manage and continuously improve solar energy sites across Europe — using real platforms, real data, and real impact. Curious what this is all about? Let's dive right in:
Role
All right, all right — that was pretty exciting, wasn't it? Now, in order to fit into this role and be happy here for a long time, your ideal background should look a lot like this:
Joining our European O&M team means stepping into a role where your work genuinely matters from day one. You will gain hands-on experience in renewable energy service operations, digital platform development and business process automation — not just shadowing, but actually contributing to real projects that shape how we manage solar sites across Europe.
You will work in a truly international environment, collaborating with colleagues from different departments, countries and backgrounds, and you will see firsthand how data integration, digital tools and automation come together in a global greentech company. This is your chance to build practical skills, grow your professional network, and be part of something that is actively making the energy transition happen.
About Us
We are a green tech company with young creative minds.
We are fighting every day to make our mission happen – Clean Power for All!
With 870+GW of clean power presently installed worldwide, we are on the road to success!
Welcome at Sungrow
Founded in 1997 by University Professor Cao Renxian, Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters with the largest dedicated R&D team in the industry and a broad product portfolio offering PV inverter solutions and energy storage systems for utility-scale, commercial & industrial, and residential applications, as well as internationally recognized floating PV plant solutions, NEV driving solutions, EV charging solutions and renewable hydrogen production systems.
Want to know more? Check out what working with us is like!
Servus und hallo bei uns hier in Sungrow! We are so excited you found your way here — because we have something genuinely cool to offer.
About
We are looking for a curious, data-driven intern to join our European O&M (Operations & Maintenance) team as an O&M Monitoring & Insights Intern. You will be right at the heart of how we monitor, manage and continuously improve solar energy sites across Europe — using real platforms, real data, and real impact. Curious what this is all about? Let's dive right in:
- You will support the daily maintenance and data quality improvement of our Insight Portal, making sure the data our teams rely on is accurate, complete and actionable.
- You will assist with API-based data integration, helping connect the Insight Portal with our unified O&M platform and ensuring smooth data flows between systems.
- You will help organize and manage alarm data, site data, asset data and other O&M-related information — keeping things structured and easy to navigate.
- You will support the design and implementation of O&M dashboards and data reports, turning raw data into clear, visual insights for the team.
- You will contribute to data analysis and visualization for O&M performance, site monitoring and issue tracking — helping us see the full picture.
- You will help identify data gaps, system issues and improvement opportunities, playing an active role in shaping the future of our O&M digitalization journey.
Role
All right, all right — that was pretty exciting, wasn't it? Now, in order to fit into this role and be happy here for a long time, your ideal background should look a lot like this:
- You are currently studying Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Renewable Energy, Electrical Engineering, Automation, or a related field — and you are genuinely curious about how digital tools and energy systems work together.
- You have a structured, analytical mindset and enjoy working with data — whether that means cleaning it, connecting it, or visualizing it in a way that actually makes sense.
- Basic knowledge of APIs, databases, Excel, Power BI, Python or SQL is a plus — you don't need to be an expert, but a willingness to learn and get hands-on is essential.
- Experience with monitoring platforms, IoT data, renewable energy systems or alarm management is a bonus, but absolutely not a dealbreaker — we will help you grow.
- You are detail-oriented and reliable, able to spot inconsistencies in data and think through system logic with patience and precision.
- You communicate confidently in English (C1) — German or Chinese language skills are a plus and will help you connect with colleagues across our international teams.
Joining our European O&M team means stepping into a role where your work genuinely matters from day one. You will gain hands-on experience in renewable energy service operations, digital platform development and business process automation — not just shadowing, but actually contributing to real projects that shape how we manage solar sites across Europe.
You will work in a truly international environment, collaborating with colleagues from different departments, countries and backgrounds, and you will see firsthand how data integration, digital tools and automation come together in a global greentech company. This is your chance to build practical skills, grow your professional network, and be part of something that is actively making the energy transition happen.
About Us
We are a green tech company with young creative minds.
We are fighting every day to make our mission happen – Clean Power for All!
With 870+GW of clean power presently installed worldwide, we are on the road to success!
Welcome at Sungrow
Founded in 1997 by University Professor Cao Renxian, Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters with the largest dedicated R&D team in the industry and a broad product portfolio offering PV inverter solutions and energy storage systems for utility-scale, commercial & industrial, and residential applications, as well as internationally recognized floating PV plant solutions, NEV driving solutions, EV charging solutions and renewable hydrogen production systems.
Want to know more? Check out what working with us is like!
Working student essentials
What this Operations internship in Munich means for you — pay rules, social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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