Graduate position at DRIFT Energy

The Company and Mission

Are you looking to make a difference in the push towards net zero? Are you passionate about technical innovation and interested in putting your experience to work in a cutting-edge green tech company with potential for worldwide environmental impact? Welcome to this exciting opportunity to join DRIFT Energy. DRIFT operates at the intersection of deep tech, digital & AI and the blue economy. At our core, we are a data-driven engineering company – on a mission to make Oceans of Energy. Established in 2021, DRIFT is backed by reputable VCs, family offices and angel investors. We are graduates of the Catapult Energy Systems, Set Squared Bristol and Creative Destruction Labs. Our company has been showcased in the Sunday Times, Forbes, demonstrated at SailGP and recently named as one of the most prestigious start-ups for 2025. We are award-winning, including Green Startup of the year, Sustainability Entrepreneur of the year, the LeZERO Global Innovation Prize of 2023 at COP28, and the Monaco Prize for Innovation in Renewable Hydrogen and Transportation.

This role is highly autonomous and will see you influence and pioneer a new class of renewable energy to help combat climate change.

The Role

This position at DRIFT offers you an exciting opportunity to join a revolutionary start-up specialising in renewable energy at sea. The objective is to meaningfully accelerate the energy transition by harnessing the latent power of the world’s biggest asset – its oceans. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with key roles in the team, as well as understand how the business operates. It will involve a mix of project work and operational tasks and this, coupled with great support from the team, will give you invaluable insight into what it takes to be part of a start-up business in the growing renewable energy sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete designated, business-focused projects to research, propose ideas and solutions and present a final project during the internship.
• Engage with the team and key stakeholders as appropriate, building and maintaining professional relationships at all times.
• Provide suggestions for development and growth of the business and support delivering the business mission.
• Rotate between different specialisms to gain a breadth of experience across the business.
• Take on data collation, analysis and presentation tasks (e.g. Supplier or Use Case information).
• Understand the overall concept of the company, including the brand, strategy, mission and operations.

Your Skills and Experience

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good knowledge of MS Office.
• Organisational skills and a good multitasker.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Passionate about learning new things.
• Displays professional behaviours at all times.

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Experience in the Maritime and Energy sectors.

Requirements

Studying in your penultimate or final year of studies in honours degree of the following disciplines or similar: Engineering, Computer Science, Marine & Climate studies. On target for a 2:1 level or above.

Compensation and Benefits

The opportunity to be part of a hugely innovative world climate change initiative. Working with a passionate, committed and visionary “crew”. 26 days holiday per year. £25-30k salary, plus equity. Pension. Life Assurance. This role will be based in the Bath office with the option to negotiate flexible working.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are keen to encourage applications and interest from individuals underrepresented in the deep tech and climate space. Climate change and climate justice is both a social and inclusion issue. We especially welcome applicants with experience across all equality and inclusion challenges and are keen for applicants who may have different experiences to those exactly specified in the application.