Entry-level positions for aspiring energy tech professionals at Gaiascope
Lauren, CEO and Co-Founder at Gaiascope, highlights diverse entry-level opportunities in the energy tech startup space for undergraduates, including "pure engineering," data science focusing on "building models and forecasting," business development analyzing market landscapes, sales requiring "being incredibly friendly and outgoing," and product roles bridging clients and the technical team. These roles offer a range of skill applications, from technical expertise to client interaction and market analysis, showcasing the multifaceted nature of the energy tech sector.
Energy Industry, Data Science, Sales, Business Development, Product Management
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Lauren Kuntz
CEO and Co-Founder
Gaiascope
MIT
Harvard, PhD 2018
Biology & Related Sciences, Engineering - Mechanical
Energy & Utilities
Data and Analytics
Scholarship Recipient, Student Athlete
Video Highlights
1. There are many entry-level roles in the energy tech industry for undergraduates. These roles span various functions including engineering, data science, and business development.
2. Data science roles involve data analysis, model building, forecasting, and market understanding. These roles are crucial for gaining insights from data.
3. Other entry-level roles include business development (market analysis and opportunity identification), sales (client interaction and relationship building), and product roles (bridging clients and the technical team).
Transcript
What entry-level positions in this field can an undergraduate college student consider?
There's a lot that's hard to cover in the full energy space. It's difficult to define everything that exists there. I'll probably narrow it down to the energy startup and energy tech space, and there's still plenty of variety there.
I think there are many entry-level roles in pure engineering. These involve joining a company, getting your hands dirty with code, and really working on the underlying software.
Data science is another area. We're always hiring data scientists at varying levels. They may not do as much code building, but they do a lot of analysis around the data.
This includes building models, forecasting, understanding what the data tells us, and creating stories that help us understand the market and our work.
Even on the customer side, there's a lot of room for undergraduates to come in and help. Various roles exist in business development, including analysts.
These roles are still data-driven, but not quite as much as data science. They use data as a tool to understand markets, identify opportunities, and analyze potential competitors.
There are also entry-level roles on the sales side. Sales is incredibly challenging and important. You'll hear "no" a lot, but being friendly, outgoing, and resilient can lead to great success.
Finally, there are entry-level product roles. The role of product is to bridge the gap between clients, customers, and the technical team.
This involves figuring out what needs to be built to solve client problems. It's an interesting role where you get to engage with the technical side and also do a lot of client-facing work. This includes asking insightful questions and discovering needs.
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