GridPoint, Inc. is a young and energetic product development company that is a pioneer in the smart grid. The smart grid is a convergence of wireless, distributed embedded control systems and the Internet.  It is operated by electric utilities and we are developing leading edge software products that help control energy consumption and production in a pro-consumer and environmentally conscious way.

 We seek an accomplished student for a software development internship. Here at GridPoint we use the Microsoft technology stack from their embedded operating systems to the latest .Net technology. Our intern will work as a team member of the software development team focused on product software development. The ideal candidate for this opportunity will be an entering senior year student interested in a software engineering career.

Key Expectations

Be a self motivated detail oriented problem solver

Effectively communicate and demonstrate interpersonal skills

Quickly adapt and remain effective in a dynamic environment

Apply best practices used for software engineering

Apply test driven development methods and best practices

Skills to be developed
Languages: C#; XML technologies: XSD, XSL; T-SQL

Frameworks: ASP.Net, MSMQ, ADO.Net, Spring.Net, NHibernate, MS SQL Server, IIS

Development Environments: Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server

Contact
Rich Andrews
randrews@gridpoint.com
Director, Software Development
2801 Clarendon Blvd.
Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22201
About GridPoint

GridPoint is the pioneer of an innovative smart grid platform that aligns the interests of electric utilities, consumers and the environment. The platform applies information technology to the electric grid to provide utilities with an intelligent network of distributed resources (e.g., advanced load control devices, batteries, solar systems) that reside at the point of consumption – the home or business. Additionally, the platform’s modular, scaleable and upgradeable architecture enables utilities to create a practical path for integrating new clean technologies (e.g., plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and fuel cells).

During peak demand periods, the platform enables utilities to efficiently balance supply and demand by discharging stored power or reducing loads with minimal impact on customers (i.e., controlling temperature versus shutting down air conditioners). Utilities can also optimize existing baseload generation assets and relieve stress on transmission and distribution (T&D) lines.

 The platform serves as a virtual peaking power plant, enabling utilities to avoid the regulatory, environmental and “time-to-build” hurdles associated with building centralized plants while fueling the mass adoption of renewable energy, reducing carbon emissions and conserving fuel, capital and land resources.

 For consumers, GridPoint’s platform provides protection from power outages, increases energy efficiency through online energy management and integrates utility-controlled renewable energy systems, paving the way for the commercial success of residential and light commercial solar and wind energy sources.

GridPoint has received recent recognition including being selected as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2008. The company was also named overall winner by AlwaysOn GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies for 2007 and winner of the 2007 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Green Excellence in recognition of its success in pioneering a way to harness load management and distributed generation to achieve environmental sustainability.