Associate OR Scientist — Optimization & Simulation

NextEra Energy Resources; North Palm Beach, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Job summary

NextEra Energy is seeking an Associate Operations Research Scientist to join the Decision Science team. You will build simulation and optimization models to tackle evolving supply chain problems and develop decision-support tools in partnership with software and data engineers.

Your work will help improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, and support energy project delivery across renewable assets, with exposure to big data, distributed computing, and product development activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field — operations research, industrial engineering, or management science preferred.
• Master’s degree is not required.
• 1–3 years of industry experience building mixed integer programming models and Monte Carlo simulations.

Responsibilities

• Develops machine learning, optimization and other modeling solutions
• Prepares comprehensive documented observations, analyses and interpretations of results including technical reports, summaries, protocols and quantitative analyses
• Works with big data and distributed computing platforms
• Develops software and contributes to product development
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Skills

Mathematical Optimization

Monte Carlo Simulation

Education

BA / BS in STEM

Master's degree preferred

Tools

R

Python

Pyomo

AMPL

Gurobi

CBC

CPLEX

Xpress

GAMS

Job description

NextEra Energy is seeking an Associate Operations Research Scientist to join the Decision Science team. You will build simulation and optimization models to tackle evolving supply chain problems and develop decision-support tools in partnership with software and data engineers.

Your work will help improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, and support energy project delivery across renewable assets, with exposure to big data, distributed computing, and product development activities.