Senior Data Scientist - District Energy System Optimizer

Danfoss GmbH; København; On-site; DKK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Danfoss invites you to join its Digital Solutions, Utility team to advance system-level optimization of district energy. As Senior Data Scientist you will model physical networks, apply MILP and machine learning, and drive value for customers.

Based in Copenhagen or Kolding, you will work on on-site projects with colleagues across Europe, building data pipelines and communicating complex solutions to non-technical partners.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative field.
• PhD beneficial but not required.
• Several years of experience applying data modelling to complex physical or industrial systems.
• Excellent command of Python.
• Solid knowledge of district energy and thermo-hydraulic simulation.
• Familiarity with numerical methods for dynamic physical systems.
• Experience with MILP is an advantage.
• Experience with C# and C++ is appreciated.
• Fluent in English.
• Willing to apply and learn advanced methodology in the district energy field.
• Interested in blending physical models with data-driven methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop and extend thermo-hydraulic simulation tools for district energy networks using physical modelling—flow, pressure, temperature dynamics—augmented with ML.
• Calibrate and validate models against live network data and operating measurements.
• Advance production optimization solutions using MILP and related techniques for heat production and storage.
• Link production, network, and demand into a single optimization problem from producers to consumers.
• Build data pipelines for model inputs with the data engineering team.
• Own problems and communicate with customers, prototyping and validating solutions.

Skills

Python

MILP

C++

English

Data modelling

Education

Master's degree or higher

PhD beneficial

Tools

Thermo-hydraulic simulation tools

Job description

Danfoss invites you to join its Digital Solutions, Utility team to advance system-level optimization of district energy. As Senior Data Scientist you will model physical networks, apply MILP and machine learning, and drive value for customers.

Based in Copenhagen or Kolding, you will work on on-site projects with colleagues across Europe, building data pipelines and communicating complex solutions to non-technical partners.