Clean Energy & Innovation Intern

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You’ll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success. Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

About the program

During your Summer Internship with us, you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. If you’re a forward-thinking, hard-working college student who loves to learn and wants to make a positive impact on the world while growing your career, join us and help shape the digital world.

Team Overview

At Equinix, energy is a strategic enabler of our global digital infrastructure. Our Energy team partners across the business to help ensure resilient, scalable, and cost-effective power for one of the world’s largest data center platforms—spanning the full energy landscape, from grid infrastructure and conventional generation to emerging low-carbon solutions—while continuing to advance decarbonization through clean energy and innovation.

In this role, you’ll act as an energy “scout”—researching emerging and established energy technologies that could help power future data centers and turning your findings into actionable outputs to inform strategy and decision making. This internship is a great fit for a student who is passionate about energy systems and enjoys structuring complex technical research into practical recommendations.

What You Can Expect

• Research and identify energy technologies and solutions that could meet data center power needs—along with how they are typically deployed, sited, and contracted

• Develop concise technology snapshots outlining use case, maturity, cost estimates, key risks, and leading vendors/partners

• Create SWOT and feasibility assessments tailored to data center constraints

• Evaluate commercial and delivery structures (e.g., power purchase agreements vs capex/ownership models) and siting considerations (behind-the-meter vs front-of-the-meter), including implications for interconnection, timelines, and cost

• Build a simple evaluation framework to prioritize technologies and solution pathways for deeper diligence and potential pilots

• Draft an implementation roadmap for selected solutions and synthesize findings into executive-ready materials

Why Join Equinix?

Equinix offers interns meaningful exposure to energy challenges at global scale—where technology choices can materially impact cost, carbon, and resilience.

You will:

• Learn how large-scale data center power needs shape requirements for a wide range of energy technologies and infrastructure

• Work with energy, sustainability, finance, and engineering stakeholders to turn research into actionable recommendations

• Gain experience building structured assessments (SWOT, feasibility, and roadmaps) that support investment and piloting decisions

• Participate in Equinix’s global intern development and learning programs

Who You Are

Required

• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university, in your penultimate year of a Bachelor’s or Master’s program

• Majoring in Engineering, Energy Systems, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field

• Strong interest in energy technologies and innovation for critical infrastructure

• Demonstrated ability to research, synthesize technical information, and communicate clearly to mixed technical/non-technical audiences

• Expected graduation between December 2026 – May 2027

• Available to work full-time for the internship duration

• Comfortable using Excel and PowerPoint, Smartsheet, Power BI or other analytical tools

• Detail-oriented with strong communication skills

Preferred

• Experience with energy technology evaluation through coursework, labs, research, or internships (generation, storage, transmission & distribution, microgrids, demand response, renewables, nuclear/SMRs, geothermal, and thermal solutions)

• Exposure to energy delivery (virtual PPAs vs retail delivered PPAs), contracting structures (e.g., PPA vs capex/ownership models) and siting/interconnection concepts (behind-the-meter vs front-of-the-meter)

• Familiarity with technology readiness concepts, feasibility analysis, or building implementation/pilot plans

• Comfort with basic quantitative analysis (assumptions, back-of-the-envelope modeling, sensitivity checks) and data visualization

• Interest in data centers, power infrastructure, and the energy transition

How to Apply

Please submit an up-to-date resume including internship availability and expected graduation date.
Applicants must be available to work full-time for the full duration of the internship.

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