Founders Associate Intern - Energy Operations & Automation (m/w/d)

The role

You will support the team in the operational implementation and further development of customer projects. You will assist project managers, develop internal processes, and enable data-based decisions.

What you will do

• Support the operational and technical implementation of ongoing customer projects
• Work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure smooth project workflows
• Independently take over sub-projects and ensure structured documentation and tracking
• Analyze existing processes and identify complexity and optimization potential
• Help structure decision-making processes and set up automations operationally
• Support the construction of scalable technological structures, standards, and templates
• Develop internal processes and tools to increase operational efficiency and scalability
• Identify improvement potential in existing workflows and implement concrete optimizations
• Take on cross-departmental special projects in organization, tooling, and internal structures

Required qualifications

• First experience in consulting (Tier 1/Tier 2), High-Growth Start-ups (ideally Operations or process optimization), or project management via internships
• Currently studying Bachelor or Master in a relevant field such as Industrial Engineering, Energy Economics, or Business Administration, or in a gap year
• Entrepreneurial thinking
• Ability to make independent decisions and set clear priorities
• Strong interest in start-ups, energy, or real estate
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced, founder-proximate environment rather than a 9-to-5 job
• Located in Berlin or willing to relocate
• Fluent in German and English

Nice to have

• High-Growth Start-ups (ideally Operations or process optimization)

Benefits

• Lustiges Team
• Regelmäßige Team Events
• Learning Lunches
• Gratis Getränke
• Deutschlandticket
• Tägliche Zusammenarbeit mit den Gründern
• Getränke & Snacks
• Personalverantwortung
• Möglichkeit das Unternehmen von Grund auf mitzugestalten

Before you apply

• Recommend a person and receive 500€ upon successful hiring after the probationary period

About the company

VREY builds the EnergyOS for multi-family houses. They combine certified metering operations with their own software to enable owners to sell self-generated solar power directly to tenants.