Working Student Lab Engineer - Berlin (m/f/d)

Description

The company connects and manages distributed energy devices at scale and runs a virtual power plant that controls solar, batteries, heat pumps and e-mobility as one integrated system, trading in the electricity market in real time.

You would join the Product & Tech team in the lab, where solar, battery, heat pump and EV charging solutions are tested and integrated.

The company operates in more than 80 locations worldwide, with over 3,000 staff, and aims to move 1.5 million households to renewable energy by 2030.

You would work alongside experienced engineers and gain hands-on experience in hardware testing, system simulation and real-time data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Help improve and scale control and monitoring software for lab support equipment and test infrastructure.
• Design and build user-friendly interfaces for internal lab tools and hardware controllers.
• Help set up, configure and maintain a central lab server architecture and control device.
• Build your skills in AI agent-driven development for test automation and verification.
• Create a structured, central database for tracking lab equipment and resources, replacing static tools such as Miro with flexible, editable systems like Google Workspace or a custom database.
• Develop prompt- and profile-based control interfaces for lab hardware, including EV emulators, programmable loads and power profiles.

Requirements

• You are enrolled in a Master's programme in Computer Science, Automation Engineering, Embedded Systems or a related field.
• You can work 16, 20 hours per week as a working student.
• You have a strong interest in automation, IoT or personal hardware and software setups, such as Home Assistant, custom servers or microcontroller networks.
• You are familiar with modern AI development tools such as Claude Code, Cursor and other development tools.
• You solve problems well, work independently and are curious about trying new technologies.
• You are imaginative, enthusiastic and ready to take on new challenges.

Conditions

Working student position, 16, 20 hours per week.

Based in Berlin.

The company is an equal-opportunity employer.

Benefits

• You work in a dynamic team and see your work make a clear, positive impact on the business.
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths let you learn quickly and get involved at different levels.
• Job bike leasing for a city bike or e-bike.
• Access to EGYM Wellpass for health and balance alongside work.