Quality Assurance Intern

Note: Base salary offers for this position may vary based on factors such as location, skills, and relevant experience. Some positions may include additional compensation in the form of bonus or commissions.

CPower is a leading Virtual Power Plant platform, monetizing the value of customer-sited energy to intelligently strengthen the grid. For over a decade, we've made turning flexible energy into revenue simple for partners and large energy users such as businesses, manufacturers, public institutions and healthcare organizations, delivering over $1.2 billion from demand response and energy flexibility programs to customers since 2015. With 6.7 GW of customer capacity nearly 23,000 sites, we're empowering energy users across North America, enabling them to benefit from an innovative energy economy.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Quality Assurance Intern for a position with a first-in-class dynamic energy company based in Baltimore, MD. Applicants should be passionate critical thinkers, and highly motivated to succeed in a unique and innovative team setting.

Program Overview

This paid internship program will run for 11 weeks beginning June 1, 2026 and ending August 14, 2026.

This is a hybrid position with the intern working remotely and at our Baltimore office three days a week (Tues/Wed/Thurs).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage and execute end to end Quality Assurance (manual and automated).
• Collaborate and document test processes and execution with the PM and development team.
• Create and maintain test automation test plans, scripts, test data set-up, and test cases.
• Control the execution of tests and monitor outcomes to ensure requirements are met.
• Monitor automated processes and identify methods that can be automated to ensure coverage is maximized.
• Research and develop automation solutions for various front/middle/back end use to keep consistent with industry standards and new technologies.
• Run SQL queries to perform database testing and/or functional regression.
• Ensure the test set ups are accurate before pushing issues to the developers.
• Accurately report and track testing related defects by writing effective bug reports and verify bug fixes.
• Communicate progress and statuses clearly to the team during stand ups and bring up roadblocks, if any, and solutions to mitigate for smooth delivery of the work items every Sprint.
• Effectively work in a dynamic, fast paced, team environment.

Requirements

• Rising Sophomore, Junior, or Senior pursuing BS degree in Computer Science/Engineering, MIS, CIS, or other degree with equivalent experience or Graduate student pursuing MS degree in Computer Science/Engineering, MIS, or CIS.
• Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP.
• Read C#, Python, or JavaScript code and create tests of code logic using testing frameworks preferably with some programming capability for creating and modifying automated tests.
• Ability to write and run SQL effectively and independently to gather test data needed for set ups, manipulation, and analysis.
• Comfortable working in a high-paced environment with frequent priority changes.
• Communication skills – oral and written- will need to be able to explain novel and complex ideas to stakeholders of all levels including the development team.
• Problem-solving and creative thinking – will be required to troubleshoot problems as they arise and find effective solutions to perform complex system tests.
• Organizational skills – to map out projects, prioritize workload and keep accurate documentation as necessary by tracking test results and provide recommendations.
• Flexibility & adaptability –be able to keep up with latest techniques and technologies and adapt as needed.
• Analytical skills – will gather and interpret data, should be able to spot trends and notice outliers.
• Keen attention to detail – must be able to spot when processes do not comply with guidance and provide alternative suggestions. Should be able to read and interpret the details of external guidance and industry regulations.
• DevOps tool experience preferred.
• REST or SOAP experience for web services testing.
• C# or Python programming (for automation).
• Selenium or Playwright.
• All applicants must be able to provide documentation that they are legally eligible to work in the United States for an extended period, and will not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for employment visa status to work legally for our Company in the United States.

EEO Statement

CPower is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our team members is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.