Data Scientist Staff

Oncor Electric Delivery; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 101,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

Competitive health and welfareBenefits

401k with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Oncor Electric Delivery is seeking a Data Scientist Staff to analyze vast data sets from the power grid, meters, and asset information to enhance safety, reliability, and service across Texas. The role emphasizes building robust data infrastructure, cleaning data, and developing advanced modeling techniques with SQL, Python, and big data tools.

The position may require presenting at internal meetings and analytics conferences, and occasional collaboration with other utilities and vendors within

Qualifications

• Eight years data analytics experience without a degree
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Business Administration with four years data analytics experience
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Business Administration and two years data analytics experience
• Applicants with Certifications in Data Science such as DASCA, Data Science Council of America, or similar are encouraged to apply
• Proficient with SQL, Python, .Net and has exposure to Spark, Cassandra, Hadoop or similar

Responsibilities

• Gathers, extracts, manipulate, analyze, curate, and model data using analytical and statistical tools
• Identifies new sources of data and new methods to improve data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Maintains a database 'sandbox' or 'workbench' environment to achieve the required reports
• Ensures the efficient performance of queries, algorithms and analytical functions to generate reports
• Design complex reports or presentations to monitor and analyze assets, events, communications, energy usage, customer information, and other related use cases
• Works independently and receives minimal guidance
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience

Skills

Excel

Communication

SQL

Python

.Net

Spark

Cassandra

Hadoop

Education

High School Diploma / GED / equivalent

8 years data analytics exp without a degree

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Math/Statistics/CS/Business Admin + 4 years data analytics exp

Master’s degree in Engineering/Math/Stats/CS/Business Admin + 2 years data analytics exp

Certifications in Data Science (e.g., DASCA)

Tools

SQL

Python

.Net

Spark

Cassandra

Hadoop

Job description

Salary Range: $100,999 - $134,665
Close Date: 9/4/2026 at 3:00 pm CT Relocation: No About Us Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 145,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.

Job Summary

The Data Scientist Staff position will leverage very large data sets to support Oncor Operations and Maintenance departments in their continuous effort to improve safety, increase reliability and provide better service to the 10 million customers in the Oncor service territory. To accomplish the desired results, the incumbent will utilize data sets such as operational data from the bulk power grid, outage event information, data from 3.8 million meters and asset information. The position may also use data external to Oncor such as weather, regulatory and demographic data.

Emphasis will be placed on the incumbent’s ability to utilize advanced tools designed for very large data sets. The incumbent will also utilize their organizational skills along with their knowledge of relational and time series databases to evaluate various advanced modeling techniques, build/maintain appropriate queries, develop necessary algorithms, and create both ad-hoc and published reports. This will include analyzing, troubleshooting and enhancing poor performing queries, algorithms and reports.

This position may be required to attend and present at internal meetings and events as well as presenting at various analytics conferences each year. This could include visiting with other utilities and vendors at their facility or one of Oncor’s Texas location.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Consistently research new methods of capturing data.
• Develop infrastructure to clean data and implement data scrubbing automation protocols.
• Gathers, extracts, manipulate, analyze, curate, and model data using analytical and statistical tools.
• Identifies new sources of data and new methods to improve data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Maintains a database 'sandbox' or 'workbench' environment to achieve the required reports.
• Ensures the efficient performance of queries, algorithms and analytical functions to generate reports.
• Design complex reports or presentations to monitor and analyze assets, events, communications, energy usage, customer information, and other related use cases.
• Works independently and receives minimal guidance.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong communication skills.

Education And Experience

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.
• Eight years data analytics experience without a degree OR
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Business Administration with four years data analytics experience OR
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Business Administration and two years data analytics experience.
• Applicants with Certifications in Data Science such as DASCA, Data Science Council of America, or similar are encouraged to apply.
• Proficient with Structured Query Languages (SQL), Python, .Net and has exposure to advanced tools such as Spark, Cassandra, Hadoop or similar.

Measure of Success

• Demonstrates technical aptitude and willingness to learn.
• Demonstrates effective communication with internal and external work groups.
• Demonstrates skills in prioritization, multi-tasking and success in adapting to change.
• Demonstrates commitment to safety and promotes safety awareness.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively manage projects from conception to completion.
• Demonstrates the ability to train and teach peers.

Benefits

At Oncor, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, compensation and performance management programs designed specifically to attract, retain, motivate and reward our high-performing workforce. Our supportive and inclusive culture allows every team member the opportunity to thrive and make a difference. We invest in our employee’s success and well-being by offering such things as:

• Annual incentive program
• Competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
• Ability to earn wellness incentives (up to $2,300 in 2026 as an Employee only) and other wellbeing resources.
• 401k with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%
• 401k match for student debt program
• Cash balance pension plan
• Adoption Assistance
• Mental health resources
• Employee resource groups
• Tuition reimbursement
• Competitive vacation, 10 company holidays and 2 personal holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Salary continuation for up to 6 months for approved employee illness or injury
• Other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, appliance purchase plan

Participation in benefit programs for employees in collective bargaining units is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.