Site Development & Engineering Intern
Are you a student with a passion for solar energy and eager to gain hands-on experience in the clean energy transition?
Fantastic – welcome to Alight! We're a fast-growing scale-up with a bold purpose: to kick carbon off the grid by helping businesses save money with solar — and now also storage — from day one. As one of Europe’s leading solar IPPs, we’re expanding our team and offering a unique internship opportunity in our Site Development team in Finland.
That’s where you come in. As our Site Development & Engineering Intern, you’ll support the development of solar projects in Finland and gain experience across technical, commercial, and regulatory aspects of project development. You’ll work closely with our local team and collaborate cross-functionally with teams across Europe.
This is a paid, part-time internship (16 hours/week), based in Helsinki with flexibility to work remotely.
Your impact
This internship is designed to give you a broad understanding of what it takes to develop solar projects from the ground up. You’ll contribute to project evaluations, support market research, and assist with site-specific tasks — helping shape the future of solar in Finland.
What you’ll do
Assist the team in evaluating new solar project opportunities — both in-house and acquisitions
Support landowner and stakeholder interactions, including authorities and consultants
Review and update project documentation (e.g. agreements, permits, reports)
Contribute to layout designs and PV placement using PV design tools
Analyze project feasibility using LCOE and IRR modelling
Research market trends and competitor activity
Prepare presentations and internal reports.
We’re looking for you
You’re currently studying Engineering (or a related field) and want to apply your academic knowledge to real-world projects in the renewable energy sector. You’re detail-oriented, curious, and proactive — and ready to grow your skills with a supportive, mission-driven team.
Must-haves:
Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or similar
Proficiency in Excel and strong analytical skills
Excellent communication skills in English and Finnish
Passion for renewable energy and sustainability
Highly organised and eager to learn
Nice-to-haves:
Familiarity with GIS software (e.g., ArcGIS)
Experience with PVdesign or similar solar design tools
What's in it for you
You will be part of an entrepreneurial scale-up in a flat, coaching, and knowledge-driven culture with a high degree of autonomy and accountability. Ever since we started, we've defined ourselves as a diverse company with global reach, which means that remote and flexible work is how we operate and our people are at the center of everything.
- Paid internship (16h/week) for a minimum of 6 months
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Hybrid setup: work from our Helsinki office or remotely
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Real-world experience in solar project development
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Exposure to technical, commercial, and regulatory workstreams
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Mentorship from experienced professionals in the energy sector
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A fun, mission-driven team environment with regular activities and events
Other things we want you to know
Our office is located at Mikonkatu 9 in central Helsinki
We’re a remote-first company with full flexibility to work where and when you’re most productive
You’ll join a diverse, international team with hubs in Stockholm, Madrid, and across Europe
Regular team events and activities — from sailing to team dinners
Sounds like a fit? Apply today!
- Department
- Development
- Locations
- Helsinki, Finland
- Remote status
- Hybrid
Colleagues
What's in it for you?
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At Alight, you’ll make a real, tangible impact on a global scale by accelerating the transition to a fossil fuel-free world. Your work will be more than a job; it will be a meaningful contribution to ensuring the sustainability of our planet.
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We’re proud to have a flat and autonomous organizational culture where everyone takes accountability for their own work. You'll have the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in Europe, or you can decide to work hybrid/fully onsite at one of our offices in Stockholm, Madrid, Gothenburg, Paris or Malmö. We’ll support your home office setup, including subsidies for equipment like adjustable desks and office chairs.
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To ensure we attract the best talent out there, we don't limit ourselves to a specific location. Alighters are based across Europe and our diverse backgrounds and skills complement each other well.
We know that having a diverse team drives better collective decisions and superior business performance. Today our gender split is 44/56, with 15 nationalities and employees in 6 countries.
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At Alight, you’ll be a part of an entrepreneurial culture in which you’re encouraged to “think like an owner,” which means that we trust you to call the shots and excel in your role. Many Alighters are also shareholders, and we believe in giving our employees incentives to create the best possible impact.
Historically we’ve regularly had warrant/option programs that give our employees the option to own a part of Alight. We also give our employees the option to buy shares when the opportunity arises (e.g. when any of our owners sells shares, we're not a listed company).
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As an Alighter, you’ll have 30 days of paid vacation and the option to exchange public holiday days for other days off. We also offer market-leading insurance programs for all our employees, together with an annual wellness allowance of €500 (5000 SEK).
At our HQ in Stockholm, we also have weekly activities like lunch runs and Thursday yoga sessions.
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While we take our role in driving the green transition seriously, we know how to have fun. We believe that a positive team spirit enhances our collective impact. Some examples of planned activities are Friday breakfast every second week, Guest lecturers with dinner, team dinners, and sports activities. But there are also a lot of spontaneous activities driven by our employees!
Each quarter we also have "Alight Next," our company-wide meetup, a two-day strategy day with workshops, lectures, and team building in which we focus on the next quarter. We also always have some fun activities planned during those meetup days, examples being ski trips, sailing, dinners, and parties
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We’re committed to helping you grow and embrace new areas of responsibility, whether vertically or horizontally.
It’s common for our team members to be promoted to leadership roles or transition into entirely new domains. We have structured career coaching, internal training programs, performance reviews, and goal-setting frameworks to help you develop your career.
About Alight
At Alight, we’re on a mission to kick carbon off the grid by helping energy-intensive businesses switch to solar.
We develop, own, and operate onsite and offsite solar projects across Europe and sell clean energy to businesses at a low, fixed cost backed by a power purchase agreement (PPA), always independent of government funding or subsidies. By 2030, we aim to have an installed capacity of at least 5 GW, paving the way for a more sustainable future.
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