Market Analyst Intern

Intersect • San Francisco, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As part of Intersect’s Market Analytics team, you’ll help power the data infrastructure and insights that support energy trading and commercial decision-making. This role focuses on building and improving data pipelines, developing analytical tools, and delivering market insights across power and natural gas markets.
This is an opportunity to apply strong quantitative and programming skills in a real-world trading environment—working closely with analysts, traders, and originators to improve how data is structured, analyzed, and leveraged. You’ll contribute to scaling analytics capabilities while gaining deep exposure to ERCOT electricity markets, natural gas dynamics, and emerging large-load trends such as data centers.
Team Overview
This team plays a critical role in advancing Intersect’s mission to accelerate the renewable energy transition by enabling data-driven decision-making across development, finance, and commercial operations. The Market Analytics team partners closely with trading, origination, and technical teams to deliver insights that improve performance, reduce risk, and unlock value across a growing portfolio of clean energy assets. Joining this team means working at the intersection of data, markets, and strategy—where your contributions directly impact how Intersect scales and operates.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related quantitative field
• Experience with data analysis, quantitative modeling, or market research through coursework, internships, or academic projects
• Programming experience in Python and SQL (BigQuery experience is especially helpful)
• Familiarity with data pipelines, ETL workflows, and version control tools such as GitHub
• Exposure to JavaScript, data visualization, and exploratory data analysis techniques
• Ability to work with large datasets and build structured analytical models
• Understanding of electricity markets (especially ERCOT) and/or natural gas markets will help you ramp quickly

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with energy trading concepts or energy data analytics is a plus
• Connections to academic or research communities in quantitative fields or energy systems are beneficial
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• A curious, humble mindset with a drive to understand complex systems and data
• Ability to work independently on technical problems while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams
• Commitment to analytical rigor, transparency, and building trust through data
• Alignment with Intersect’s values: humility, authenticity, long-term thinking, equity, and people-first collaboration

Responsibilities

• Build and Improve Data Pipelines
• Maintain and enhance ETL pipelines on Google Cloud Platform to ensure reliable, scalable data workflows
• Refactor existing ETL processes to improve efficiency, robustness, and maintainability
• Organize and clean up existing data and codebases to support long-term scalability
• Develop Analytics and Automation Tools
• Build automation tools using Python and SQL to streamline workflows for traders and originators
• Develop analytical models that improve decision-making speed and accuracy
• Support adoption of best practices in coding, version control, and DevOps within the analytics team
• Deliver Market Insights
• Produce quantitative analysis across power and natural gas markets, including ERCOT dynamics
• Analyze large datasets to uncover trends related to generation, pricing, and emerging load drivers
• Translate complex data into actionable insights for commercial and trading teams

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees