Hybrid Market Design & Optimization Scientist

ISO New England Inc.; Holyoke (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Onsite gym

Wellness program

Flexible hours

Relocation assistance

Free coffee

Job summary

ISO New England Inc. is seeking a Senior/Lead Scientist to advance power market design, optimization, and operations research across ISO markets. You will develop models, analyze market designs, and prototype solutions to support clean energy transition.

The role requires a Master’s or Ph.D. in a related field, 5+ years of experience, and proficiency with CPLEX/GUROBI and Java/Python. Hybrid work with relocation assistance offered.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Electrical/Industrial/System Engineering, Operations Research or related areas.
• Strong knowledge/experience in power system modeling, analysis and optimization.
• Good understanding of electricity markets, power system operations and planning.
• Experience with optimization solvers such as CPLEX/GUROBI and programming languages such as Java/Python.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills and analytical skills.
• 5+ years of experience is required for the Senior/Lead level.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess market designs or operations/planning processes
• Develop and prototype models/solutions for market design and optimization problems
• Research electricity market designs to facilitate the region's transition to clean energy
• Research new optimization technologies to improve scheduling and pricing of electricity markets
• Perform market/operations/planning simulations and analyze the results
• Assist other ISO departments in identifying, analyzing and solving problems
• Support stakeholder processes and FERC filings

Skills

Power system modeling

Optimization

Electricity markets knowledge

Programming (Java/Python)

Communication skills

Experience (5+ years)

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical/Industrial/System Engineering

Tools

CPLEX

GUROBI

Job description

ISO New England Inc. is seeking a Senior/Lead Scientist to advance power market design, optimization, and operations research across ISO markets. You will develop models, analyze market designs, and prototype solutions to support clean energy transition.

The role requires a Master’s or Ph.D. in a related field, 5+ years of experience, and proficiency with CPLEX/GUROBI and Java/Python. Hybrid work with relocation assistance offered.