Machine Learning Engineer, Intern

PowerTown; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PowerTown is seeking a highly capable AI/ML researcher to develop intelligent decision systems for grid optimization in Boston. You will build models, craft agent-based workflows, and transform grid data into actionable insights using cutting-edge AI and traditional methods.

You will work independently to form hypotheses, instrument experiments, and iterate quickly on real-world energy challenges such as peak shaving and storage opportunities.

Qualifications

• Evidence of exceptional ability: original research, serious side projects, open-source work, startup building, competitions, technical writing, or shipped systems
• Experience with energy storage, utility data, tariffs, load analysis, peak shaving, grid infrastructure, electricity markets, forecasting, optimization, anomaly detection, agentic workflows, or AI-assisted research systems
• Advanced coursework or demonstrated capability in machine learning, optimization, and data analysis

Responsibilities

• Build intelligence around peak shaving, load behavior, utility signals, and storage opportunities
• Create agents that research, extract, compare, reason, and propose next steps
• Turn grid data into decision systems
• Use AI aggressively, then audit it ruthlessly
• Invent workflows the industry does not yet have

Skills

ML

LLMs

Python

Optimization

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

SciPy

Jupyter

Job description

What you'll do

• Build intelligence around peak shaving, load behavior, utility signals, and storage opportunities




• Create agents that research, extract, compare, reason, and propose next steps




• Turn grid data into decision systems




• Use AI aggressively, then audit it ruthlessly




• Invent workflows the industry does not yet have

Preferred majors

Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Applied Math, Statistics, Electrical Engineering, Energy Systems, Operations Research, Power Systems, Physics, or another rigorous quantitative field.

Ideal candidate

• You are a superstar technical thinker who uses ML as one of many tools




• You have very high agency. You do not wait for a clean dataset, a polished problem statement, or a perfect roadmap. You form hypotheses, build instruments, test ideas, and keep moving




• You are AI-first but not AI-reliant. You use agents, LLMs, automation, and modern tools to move faster, but your own judgment stays in charge




• You are drawn to the grid because it is physical, messy, high-stakes, and full of hidden leverage

Preferred qualifications

• Evidence of exceptional ability: original research, serious side projects, open-source work, startup building, competitions, technical writing, or shipped systems




• Experience with energy storage, utility data, tariffs, load analysis, peak shaving, grid infrastructure, electricity markets, forecasting, optimization, anomaly detection, agentic workflows, or AI-assisted research systems




• Exceptional ability exemplified through personal projects