Product Designer Internship, Voltus
$25 - $30 an hour
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Distributed energy resource connection and management
Open for applications
Distributed energy resource connection and management
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$25 - $30 an hour
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To be the distributed energy platform that fulfills the promise of the energy transition.
Role
Who you are
- This role is designed for a bright and passionate individual who is eager to learn, contribute, and work alongside industry professionals in the fast-paced and complex world of Demand Response
- Product Design experience including research, UX design, UI design and prototyping in Figma
- Demonstrated interest in energy markets, demand response, the energy grid or climate solutions
- Strong self-starter able to work effectively in a team environment
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work remotely
What the job involves
- The Product Design Internship at Voltus offers a dynamic and hands-on experience of the energy tech industry
- Support key design initiatives such as improving customer experiences, designing new internal tools and enhancing the design system
- Lead research initiatives for projects as needed
- Design UX, UI and prototypes at the fidelity required of the project
- Collaborate with the Engineering and Product teams, as well as other stakeholders
- Learning Opportunities:
- Opportunity to work on real-world projects and make tangible contributions to the energy transition
- Gain hand-on experience with a wide range of design methods and tools
- Acquire skills in research, UX and UI design, product strategy and project management
- Exposure to a professional product environment and remote work cultures
- Mentorship from experienced designers
- Plan and execute research to inform solutions for both customer and internal experiences
- Design for a complex, multifaceted, and data-rich B2B application
- Maintain, grow and mature an existing design system
- Improve existing application experiences as well as create brand new solutions to solve important business problems
Our take
The push towards green energy, in combination with the sharp pivot away from traditional energy sources like natural gas, has accelerated the development and commercialisation of new electrical supply solutions. One such solution is the leveraging of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs): small scale supply or demand resources that can be hooked up to the electric grid to help meet (or ease) demand.
Voltus helps broker this connection between DERs and the grid, allowing commercial owners of DERs to connect them to all the wholesale electricity markets in Canada and the US, and thereby gain and manage a potentially substantial additional income stream.
Voltus doesn’t manage as much load as competitors in the space like Enel X and CPower, but with its 2021 SPAC funding, it’s aggressively driving to capture more of what’s quickly becoming a hefty market opportunity. Behind-the-meter loads like water heaters and AC, and energy sources like microgrids and EV chargers are increasingly sought after by businesses and land owners, and Voltus is benefitting from partnerships with large businesses such as Madison Square Gardens Arena and Western Grain Marketing.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2021
$31m
SERIES C
Oct 2020
$25m
SERIES B
Total funding: $66.1m
Company benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Unlimited leave for full-time employees
- Parental leave
- Comprehensive benefits package to promote health, wellness, and financial security
Company HQ
Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Gregg Dixon
(CEO)Originally worked as a Principal at Oliver Wyman, then took on various VP and SVP roles at Crayola, Amerada Hess - Hess Microgen, and EnerNOC.
Matthew Plante
(President)Spent time as VP of Sales first at EnerNOC, then at Bidgely. Subsequently served as CEO of EcoFactor.
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