Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Jobot, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!
Principal Data Scientist (Herndon, VA)
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Denis Mikush
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button and sending us your resume.
Salary: $150,000 - $180,000 per year
A bit about us:
The primary function of this role is to advance the development of their automated electricity market bidding platform, a tool that enables the work of quantitative analysts in electricity power market trading. The Data Scientist will assist in the development of simulation tools, forecasting methods, and data driven operation optimization algorithms for energy systems in Python. The role will be an integral part of the Simulation and Data Science team in a Research and Development role, working to accelerate the development of our software capabilities while supporting new product development initiatives in the field of automated power system optimization.
This position is hybrid with the ideal candidate being near our software development center in Herndon, VA, USA. This position is open to all states with relocation provided if not near Herndon, VA.
Why join us?
- Develop, implement, and leverage linear and quadratic programming optimization methods.
- Research, develop, and implement reinforcement learning applications.
- Turn data models and algorithms into software and evaluate model effectiveness by conducting tests on large sets of historical data.
- Work with our cloud services development team to deploy and monitor Python solutions in a cloud/bare-metal hybrid environment, helping to tune and debug performance.
- Tune data models and algorithms for conducting time series analysis, forecasting, and operation optimizations related to energy management, improving performance and accuracy within the context of the business logic.
- Provide integration expertise related to electricity market rules and regulatory compliance in either Australia, Europe, the UK, or North America.
- Understand various ISO (Independent System Operator) telemetry requirements to maintain grid operator reliability and compliance.
- Write documentation on algorithm and model improvements to clearly communicate the structure of new methods and implementations, including justification.
Support Tasks Outside Of Job Description As Needed
The candidate must be able to embrace the fast and dynamic environment of a growth stage company, comfortable with adjusting quickly to changing priorities.
Job Details
Qualifications/Requirements
- M.S. or Ph.D. in physics, mathematics, or engineering.
- Track record of a career trajectory in and towards software engineering.
- Experience in power markets or in other commodity trading and/or operations domains.
- Expert level in Python as a programming language (5+ years).
- Can work independently and provide strong leadership.
Desired Characteristics
- Previously held NERC certification, preferably Balancing and Interchange or Balancing, Interchange and Transmission.
- 3+ years of experience in power system dispatching.
- Expertise in predictive analytics including regressions and machine learning techniques.
- Work or academic experience in the energy industry.
- Prior experience with production systems running advanced statistical algorithms and machine learning.
- Experience with open-source analytic and data munging software.
- Familiar with large, distributed datasets for high-speed computing.
- Strong leadership record with active participation in renewable energy associations, forums, clubs, or groups.
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button.
#J-18808-Ljbffr