AI Strategy & Data Science Intern

Do you want to work with high caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading company backed by SoftBank and Ares pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our Mission is to provide reliable, affordable energy at scale to support America’s growing energy demands.

Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, SB Energy develops, builds, owns & operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since launching in 2019, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with over 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide. SB Energy also utilizes its strong culture of innovation to identify and incorporate new technology into our projects, including our AI-based digital platform, to deliver energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and technology future—today.

Come join us in accelerating the energy transition to cleaner, more sustainable sources of power!

Are you looking for an internship to jumpstart your career? If so, you have come to the right place! SB Energy has exciting internship opportunities. We are currently searching for students or alumni interested in gaining hands-on experience at a fast-paced and innovative renewable energy company. Our mission is to provide flexible renewable energy at scale, accelerating the global energy transition and benefiting our planet, customers, communities, and people. Our internships have a specific focus, but often get broader exposure to SB Energy's business, gaining insight into different areas of the company and the renewable energy industry.

- Apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to on-the-job experiences

- Comprehensive, value-added project(s)

- Work in teams and with cross-functional colleagues in a professional environment

- Develop technical skills specific to your major

- Gain opportunities for professional development by building relationships and learning from industry professionals in a live business environment

- Final project summary presentation to the team

Overview

We’re seeking a graduate-level AI Strategy & Data Science Intern to identify and evaluate opportunities for AI across our organization. You’ll work closely with our VP of HR, IT & Administration and collaborate with our internal IT team and Data Science team to understand each department’s unique workflows, uncover opportunities where AI can make a measurable impact, and recommend tailored AI-driven solutions - while ensuring alignment with IT security and cybersecurity best practices. This is a hands-on, high-impact role that combines technical insight with strategic thinking and cross-functional collaboration.

The qualified intern will apply their skills and knowledge in data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), statistics, and programming to develop chatbots, AI agents, and other relevant initiatives, which will be used by SB Energy users. You will be immersed in the latest NLP techniques, machine learning models, and ethical AI practices to build scalable, efficient, and impactful AI applications.

- Conduct a needs assessment for each department, understanding their unique workflows and identifying operational/strategic opportunities to leverage AI.

- Research AI tools, platforms, and approaches aligned with company priorities and security standards.

- Design and fine-tune LLMs using advanced NLP techniques to develop AI applications. Implement best practices in model training to optimize performance.

- Apply machine learning principles to train and fine-tune AI chatbot/agents, ensuring it learns new API syntaxes and adapts to evolving data analysis and retrieval requirements.

- Evaluate the AI applications' performance using benchmarking metrics such as BLEU (Bilingual Evaluation Understudy), ROUGE (Recall-Oriented Understudy for Gisting Evaluation), and perplexity scores.

- Recommend tailored AI tools for each department’s needs, considering implementation feasibility, impact, and ROI.

- Ensure all recommendations align with company cybersecurity and data privacy standards.

- Present actionable insights and solution roadmaps to leadership.

- Educate teams on relevant AI trends, tools, and risks.

- Support development or implementation of pilot solutions.

Skills And Experience

- Graduate student or recent graduate in:

- MS in AI/Data Science, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or MBA with tech focus.

- Experience applying AI or data science tools in real-world projects (capstone, internship, or work).

- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

- Experience with tools like LLM development frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Copilot), Python, SQL, Power BI, etc.

- Experience with cloud-based ML AI services.

- Project management or consulting experience a plus.

- Preferred certifications: AWS/Google AI, CAP, PMP, or similar.

- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.

Location:

Redwood City, CA. We have a hybrid office work set up.