Principal Data Scientist, Power & Renewables Analytics

Energy Acuity; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Commuter benefits

Wellbeing program

Pet insurance

Job summary

Enverus is seeking a Principal Data Scientist - Power and Renewables to define and drive analytical capabilities powering the Market Management System. You will translate customer needs into sophisticated optimization models, forecasting capabilities, and production software in collaboration with Product Management and Engineering.

The role focuses on nodal electricity markets, developing methodologies for optimization and simulation, and working with customers to shape commercial software

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field.
• Extensive experience developing or applying models for nodal wholesale electricity markets.
• Strong understanding of market-clearing algorithms, SCUC, SCED, and transmission constraints.
• Experience with MILP and large-scale optimization.
• Strong proficiency in Python with production-grade coding practices.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes for container orchestration, API development/integration, and modern data engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of large-scale fundamental power market models.
• Define the mathematical and analytical approaches behind new product capabilities.
• Develop optimization, forecasting, and simulation methodologies for nodal electricity markets.
• Collaborate with software engineers to ensure models are scalable, performant, and production-ready.
• Work with customers and product managers to translate market problems into software solutions.
• Mentor data scientists and market modelers while raising technical standards.

Skills

Python

Kubernetes

APIs

Data Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related quantitative field

Tools

MILP optimization

Job description

Enverus is seeking a Principal Data Scientist - Power and Renewables to define and drive analytical capabilities powering the Market Management System. You will translate customer needs into sophisticated optimization models, forecasting capabilities, and production software in collaboration with Product Management and Engineering.

The role focuses on nodal electricity markets, developing methodologies for optimization and simulation, and working with customers to shape commercial software