Senior Power Market Engineer
Climate People · United States · 2 wk ago
RemoteRemoteInformation Technology$180k–$250k/yrFull-time
About the role
This role sits at the intersection of power markets, modeling, product, and engineering. You will help improve software products used to model electricity markets, validate market outputs, and explain market behavior to internal teams and sophisticated customers.
Responsibilities
- Analyze LMPs, congestion, constraints, dispatch, market outcomes, and production cost model outputs.
- Partner closely with engineering, data science, product, and customer-facing teams to translate market expertise into better software and clearer insights.
- Work on tools such as PLEXOS, PROMOD, Aurora, DAYZER, PROBE, PowerWorld, GridView, Pyomo, CPLEX, Gurobi, GAMS, or similar.
- Write Python, SQL, model validation, optimization, or data analysis workflows.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with electricity market modeling, market simulation, power market analytics, or production cost modeling.
- Understanding of how market fundamentals, transmission constraints, generator behavior, load, outages, fuel prices, renewables, and market rules influence prices and model outputs.
- Experience with U.S. power markets such as PJM, MISO, SPP, ERCOT, CAISO, NYISO, or ISO-NE.
- Experience with LMPs, congestion, constraint analysis, FTRs/CRRs, or nodal market behavior.
- Experience with unit commitment, economic dispatch, DC power flow, or production cost modeling.
- Experience with tools such as PLEXOS, PROMOD, Aurora, DAYZER, PROBE, PowerWorld, GridView, Pyomo, CPLEX, Gurobi, GAMS, or similar.
- Experience with Python, SQL, model validation, optimization, or data analysis workflows.
Qualifications
- Strong background in power market modeling, analytics, or related fields.
- Ability to work effectively with product and engineering teams.
- Excellent communication skills to bridge market expertise with software development.
Skills
- Deep understanding of electricity market principles and operations.
- Technical fluency in relevant software tools and programming languages.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective collaboration and communication skills.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package including base salary range of $180,000 - $250,000.
- Flexible remote work option within the U.S.
- Opportunities for professional growth and advancement within a dynamic and innovative company.
Pay
- $180,000 - $250,000
Schedule
- Remote within the U.S., with occasional travel for internal meetings or customer/product events.