Digital Transformation Intern (1st Shift) - Fall 2026

Job Overview:

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:

Minimum 3-6 months. Extension project based.

Flexible shift hours

• 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.

Experience:

• Have used statistical software for analysis in the past
• Knowledge of six sigma or structured problem solving is a plus

Education:

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

Engineering or Data science:

• Industrial
• Chemical
• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Material Science
• Data analytics
• Engineering Technology

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Proficient in Excel a must
• JMP or other statistical software a plus
• SQL or Python coding knowledge a plus
• Demonstrated abilities of rootcause identification and solution implementation using engineering or data analytics experience
• Demonstrated communication and written skills
• Demonstrated cross functional working skills

Basic Internship Scope (Project):

• The intern will support improving Throughput and Yield for the site and continuous improvement projects:
• Do basic analysis on throughput constraint and scrap data
• Report on daily status and support investigation
• Learn new software for handling scrap and JMP statistical software of analysis
• Work independently with various groups on assigned investigations in collecting, organizing and reporting on observations and rootcause analysis
• Create PowerPoint presentations and present in technical forums
• Create Standard operating procedure documents, deploy on factory floor and monitor for successful implementation
• Learn production floor logistics and support execution of experiments
• Support sample preparation for lab work
• Able to work first or second shift on as needed basis

Basic Internship Scope (Project):

The intern will support improving Throughput and Yield for the site and continuous improvement projects:

Do basic analysis on throughput constraint and scrap data

Report on daily status and support investigation

Learn new software for handling scrap and JMP statistical software of analysis

Work independently with various groups on assigned investigations in collecting, organizing and reporting on observations and rootcause analysis

Create PowerPoint presentations and present in technical forums

Create Standard operating procedure documents, deploy on factory floor and monitor for successful implementation

Learn production floor logistics and support execution of experiments

Support sample preparation for lab w