Student Assistant (m/w/d)

Would you like a challenging student job within a green energy company? Are you motivated by working with technical modelling and applying your skills to the renewable energy transition? Then join us as our new Student Assistant in the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) team at European Energy.

What you will do

You will support the BESS team in advancing our modelling work and business case development. Your main tasks will include:

• Running simulations of battery storage systems across different electricity markets.
• Analyzing and validating output data from the models and preparing results for internal stakeholders.
• Maintaining and further developing our Python-based optimization model.
• Identifying and solving bugs in the model, as well as proposing improvements to ensure robust and reliable performance.
• Comparing results against third-party benchmarks and refining assumptions where needed.
• Translating technical model output into business cases and presentations for management and project teams.

The position is 12-15 hours a week with office in EE HQ, Søborg, Denmark, with the possibility of flexible working hours.

About you

• You are in the final year of your Bachelor’s degree or in the first year of your Master’s degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science, energy economics, or a similar field.
• You have solid programming skills in Python and are curious to learn more about optimization techniques.
• You are analytical, structured, and comfortable with handling large datasets.
• You are motivated by problem solving and not discouraged by working on open-ended challenges.
• You are familiar with, or interested in, the renewable energy sector and electricity markets.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and tight deadlines.

What you will get

• An exciting student position in a fast-growing international company at the forefront of the green transition.
• The opportunity to strengthen your skills in coding, mathematical optimization, data analysis, and financial modelling.
• Hands-on experience with energy storage and hybrid renewable energy projects.
• A steep learning curve with responsibility from day one and exposure to colleagues across the organization.
• Engage in a vibrant social life with monthly Friday events, free access to the gym and squash court, and participate in sports activities like running club, football, and mountain biking.
• Opportunity to be part of our Next Generation Student Network, where our +100 students, interns, and trainees across the company meet for social and academic events.

European Energy at a glance – The Power of Tomorrow, Today

European Energy (EE), founded in 2004, is a company developing, constructing and operating renewable energy assets comprised of technologies such as Solar photovoltaics, onshore and offshore wind, Power to X and Battery Energy Storage Systems. EE are present in 28 countries worldwide such as most of Europe, USA and Australia. We now have more than 860 employees with 43 nationalities represented in 22 countries. We all work for our common goal to be the most innovative company within the green transition and to create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.

Background check

As a last step of the hiring process, a background check will be conducted on the final candidate. This is for safeguarding our operations and ensuring compliance with EU regulations for critical infrastructure. The check can include verification of identity, employment history, and criminal record.

Our working environment is built on mutual respect for the varied strengths and talents of our employees, with a flat hierarchy and entrepreneurial thinking at its foundation. Our employees value our flexible working culture, permitting better reconciliation of work and personal life. We are a team, whether it is in the workplace, on our company trips or during our weekly company training sessions. At European Energy, you will not only gain great colleagues, but also new friends from every corner of the globe.