Senior Data Scientist, PV Performance & Diagnostics

Stem Inc; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k plan

Paid holidays

Flexible time-off

Bonus/commission eligibility

Job summary

Stem Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Scientist focused on PV performance modeling and diagnostics for PowerTrack.

You will advance physics-based models for solar PV and battery assets, ensure reliable performance reporting, and contribute to energy forecasting that informs merchant and storage use cases. You will work with software and data engineers to scale models, validate against ground truth, and communicate results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in data science, analytics, PV/solar performance engineering, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field or higher; PhD preferred for advanced modeling.
• Hands-on PV performance modeling using libraries like pvlib or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and improvement of physics-based performance models for solar PV and battery assets in PowerTrack.
• Own accuracy of performance/loss reporting and forecast for energy planning.
• Develop time-series forecasting models to support expected-energy predictions and storage use cases.
• Run experiments, validate models, and document findings for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with software/data engineers to integrate models into scalable production systems.
• Support anomaly detection work and align data interfaces for future ML-based diagnostics.
• Provide leadership in peer reviews and guide junior data scientists.

Skills

Data science

PV performance modeling

Python

SQL

Time-series

Forecasting/ML

Communication

Git

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering / Renewable Energy / Physics / CS / Math

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

pvlib

Git

Docker

REST APIs

SQL

Job description

Senior Data Scientist, PV Performance & Diagnostics

About Stem - Driven by human and artificial intelligence – Stem is unlocking energy intelligence.

Stem is a global leader reimagining technology to support the energy transition. Turning complexity into clarity, and potential into performance.
We help asset owners, operators and stakeholders benefit from the full value of their energy portfolio by enabling the intelligent development, deployment, and operation of clean energy assets. Our integrated software suite, PowerTrack, is the industry standard and best-in-class for asset monitoring, supported by professional and managed services, under one roof. Meant to tackle challenges as seamlessly as possible, Stem shows the information needed clearly and accurately and helps harness raw data to inform actionable insight. With global projects managed in 55 countries – from Germany to Japan and across North America – customers have relied on Stem for nearly 20 years to maximize the value of their clean energy projects.

Stem’s culture embodies diversity & inclusion beyond the traditional facets of gender, ethnicity, age, disabilities, and sexual orientation to include experience, personality, communication, work styles, and more. At our core, Stem is at the momentous intersection of clean energy and software technology where diverse ideas, experiences, and professional skills converge to make the inclusive culture we have today. Together, we are turning old school thoughts about software and energy into progressive, collaborative, and innovative solutions. By joining our team, you will be collaborating with data scientists, energy experts, skilled salespeople, thought-leading executives and more from a range of backgrounds. This intersection of ideas, beliefs, and skills is what makes us unique enough to lead the world’s largest network of digitally connected energy storage systems.

What We Are Looking For / Role Overview

Stem is seeking a Senior Data Scientist with strong hands‑on experience in solar PV performance modeling to join our team. This role is focused on advancing performance analytics for solar PV and battery energy storage within PowerTrack, Stem's core asset management platform. You will be responsible for supporting and standardizing the physics‑based performance models, underperformance and loss reporting, and expected‑energy forecasting that our customers rely on. A solid foundation in statistics and machine learning (ML) is expected, with room to grow into more advanced ML‑based techniques as your role here develops.

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of physics‑based performance models for solar PV and battery energy storage assets within PowerTrack, including the underlying data configuration and validation that keep model inputs accurate and consistent across heterogeneous site layouts
• Own the accuracy and defensibility of performance and losses/underperformance reporting (e.g., downtime, curtailment, soiling, and other loss categories) used for customer reporting and decision‑making
• Develop and contribute to time‑series forecasting models that support expected‑energy prediction and inform downstream merchant operations and storage/hybrid use cases
• Apply and contribute to evaluation frameworks — running structured experiments, validating model accuracy against known or proxy ground truth, and producing the technical documentation, validation reports, and benchmarks that communicate modeling assumptions and findings to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Partner with software engineers and data engineers to integrate performance models and configuration tooling into production systems that are scalable, testable, and maintainable
• Collaborate with the team's machine‑learning‑based fault detection efforts, connecting detected anomalies to the underperformance detection and loss categorization work this role owns, and aligning on shared data and system interfaces — with an eye toward this role expanding into ML‑driven diagnostics as that capability matures
• Exercise independent judgment on prioritization and technical approach for cross‑functional projects with competing constraints, escalating to subject matter experts only when needed, and lead peer reviews of data science artifacts and code — providing constructive feedback and guiding junior data scientists

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in data science, analytics, PV/solar performance engineering, or a related quantitative field (3+ years with a PhD in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline)
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Renewable/Solar Energy, Physics, Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field; or equivalent experience
• Hands‑on experience with solar photovoltaic performance modeling — including tools like pvlib or similar irradiance/PV simulation libraries — translating physical/engineering assumptions into code
• Strong foundation in statistics and machine learning: regression, classification, time‑series analysis, hypothesis testing, and model evaluation
• Proficiency in Python and data science libraries (pandas, NumPy, scikit‑learn)
• Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large‑scale time‑series datasets
• Experience building, validating, and benchmarking production‑grade models or statistical algorithms — designing informative experiments and translating findings into actionable solutions
• Experience writing well‑documented, reproducible, and maintainable scientific code, using Git/version control and modern AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, etc.) to accelerate development
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex technical findings for diverse audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with C#/.NET
• Familiarity with battery operations and modeling
• Experience with data provenance, data quality, or configuration‑management practices
• Experience applying time‑series anomaly detection and forecasting to IoT, energy monitoring, or other data‑intensive operational environments
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices / containerization (Docker, REST APIs)
• Familiarity with database technologies including PostgreSQL, Timescale, or Redis
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and agile development methodologies

To learn more about Stem, visit our stem.com where you’ll find information about our solutions, technology, partners, case studies, resources, latest news and more. Here are some relevant links:

At Stem, you will work in a growing, innovative, mission‑driven company with talented colleagues that have a passion for building renewable energy systems.Stem offers competitive compensation as well as a comprehensive set of benefits to support the health and wellness of our employee including:

• A competitive compensation package, including eligibility for a bonus or commission based on the role.
• Full health benefits on the first day of employment (several medical plan options-HDHP and PPO, dental plans, FSA/HSA-with employer contribution, employer paid vision/LTD/STD/Life, variety of voluntary coverage)
• 401k (pre‑ or post‑tax) on first day of employment
• 12 paid calendar holidays per year
• Flexible time-off

Stem, Inc . is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The pay range for this role is:

114,080 - 171,120 USD per year (US National)