Product Designer Internship

About Voltus

Voltus’ mission is to be the Distributed Energy Platform that fulfills the promise of the energy transition. The Voltus platform connects any distributed energy resource (DER) to any energy market across the US and Canada, providing flexibility, reliability, and resilience to the grid while generating revenue for our partners. By partnering with industry leaders and the DER ecosystem, we are building the decarbonized, distributed, decentralized, and digitized energy system of the future. 

About the Role

The Product Design Internship at Voltus offers a dynamic and hands-on experience of the energy tech industry. 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.

Voltus is a fully distributed company and this job is remote. You have the flexibility to work from anywhere, but you must overlap with the Central Time zone for at least 4 hours of the workday (9am-5pm).

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.
• Eligible to work in the US or Canada without sponsorship.

At Voltus, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recognize that a diverse organization begins with a diverse candidate pool. This means we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or marital status.