E.ON SE | Permanent | Full time

Are you interested in energy and would like to combine it with your passion and capabilities in the global energy markets, portfolio management and trading? It's on us - to make new energy work! Therefore, we are looking for a Trainee Energy Trading (f/m/d), starting on 01/06/2026, to join our team at E.ON and shape the energy transition of Europe. If you are interested, please apply online - as long as the position is advertised.

What we offer

As part of our E.ON International Graduate Program you will have the opportunity to discover and drive the E.ON Group with focus on Energy Trading, which includes the whole optimization chain from IT, analytics and trading during 24 months. You can look forward to:

• An unlimited employment contract
• Individual guidance and support by a personal, self-selected mentor, a buddy, and HR
• A customized learning journey consisting of joint one-week "Capability & Development Camps" every four months as well as training and coaching sessions according to your personal needs
• Hands-on learning and expert guidance through exposure to a variety of business areas across about six placements, both national and international
• The opportunity to build a group-wide and global network
• Exciting tasks in diverse and international teams as well as within the trainee cohort
• Work-life balance through hybrid working, flexible working hours, compatibility of family and career, as well as up to 20 working days workation
• Corporate benefits, e.g. employee share program, E.ON pension scheme, employee discounts, special insurances, bicycle leasing (and much more)

For more details about the program (e.g., structure, salary, development opportunities after program) please check out our website.

What you can expect from us

E.ON Energy Markets GmbH is a subsidiary of the E.ON Group. Its purpose is to provide access to the international trading markets to E.ON's customer businesses, while managing risks and generating additional value through its trading activities.

• During the program, you'll have the chance to work in different functional placements mainly across Energy Trading departments (e.g. Forward or Short-term Trading, Structured Trading & Origination, Digital Technology, Decentral Energy Markets, Portfolio Management, Fundamental Analysis, Finance & Risk Management, Strategy & Transformation)
• Moreover, we offer you the opportunity to gain global insights into E.ON's energy markets business with a focus on supporting the expansion of our trading and market analysis capabilities across Europe (e.g. Munich, Prague, London, Malmö)
• Besides, you'll complete at least one cross-functional and one international placement. You can choose to focus on E.ON's business areas across Germany and Europe that add the most value to your development journey

What we expect from you

• You have an above average Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Economics, Management or comparable studies with at least 2 years of relevant working experience or a respective Master's degree
• Enthusiasm for digital technologies, energy economics and solving energy industry challenges on an international scale characterizes you
• You are fluent in English and willing to learn German
• Ideally you have gained international experience staying abroad in the form of exchange semesters, internships, or volunteer work
• Your initial knowledge in energy markets, as well as your programming skills (e.g. Python) would be ideal
• You can contribute with the ability to build meaningful and strong relationships with relevant interfaces and your networking skills
• You have strong reasoning and quantitative skills as well as the ability to tackle new challenges with out-of-the-box approaches

Do you have questions?

For further information please contact our Trainee Recruiting Team, TraineeRecruiting@eon.com. We look forward to receiving your application. Please upload your complete application documents-this includes your English CV, transcript of records, and, if available, work reference letter and degree certificates in the language you have available. A cover letter is not required.

What you need to know
Contract type: Permanent
Working time: Full time
Company: E.ON SE
Location: Essen