Energy Economics Analyst

Idaho National Laboratory•Idaho Falls, ID

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Idaho National Laboratory's Decision Sciences Department is hiring an early-career Economics Analyst to help evaluate emerging energy technologies, markets, and deployment decisions. Working with economists, engineers, and other researchers, this individual will translate data and technical information into clear, decision-relevant economic insights for DOE and other stakeholders. This team member will collect and analyze data; build, document, and test economic, financial, and techno-economic models; and communicate results through reports, presentations, and visualizations. The successful candidate will bring strong quantitative reasoning, curiosity, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn across diverse energy and industrial applications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in economics, applied economics, data science, or a closely related discipline.
Demonstrated quantitative problem-solving ability
Proficiency with spreadsheet analysis
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work effectively on multidisciplinary teams
Ability to acquire and/or maintain a security clearance
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy "L" clearance, which requires US Citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Coursework, research, internship, or professional experience in economic modeling, cost-benefit analysis, financial modeling, labor market economics, techno-economic analysis, econometrics, market analysis, public policy analysis, or supply-chain analysis
Experience with energy or industrial technologies is preferred.
Experience with one or more analytical tools beyond spreadsheets, such as Python, R, MATLAB, SQL, data-visualization software, or version-control systems
Experience documenting and presenting quantitative work.

Responsibilities

Conduct economic, financial, and techno-economic analyses under the guidance of experienced researchers to inform technology development, commercialization, and deployment decisions.
Gather, clean, validate, and document data from government, industry, academic, and other credible sources; identify data limitations and test the reasonableness of key assumptions.
Build, test, and maintain transparent and reproducible spreadsheet- and code-based models, including appropriate quality assurance and documentation.
Apply analytical methods such as cost analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, cost-benefit analysis, market analysis, and scenario, sensitivity, and uncertainty analysis.
Collaborate with engineers, scientists, and other subject-matter experts to translate technical performance, scale-up, and operational assumptions into economic inputs and results.
Evaluate how labor and market conditions, energy policy and preferences, infrastructure, and supply-chains may affect the competitiveness and deployment of energy and industrial technologies.
Communicate methods, assumptions, findings, and limitations through clear charts, tables, written narratives, and presentations tailored to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Contribute to project deliverables, peer-reviewed publications, and proposals through research, analysis, writing, technical review, and incorporation of feedback.
Manage assigned tasks, meet agreed-upon milestones, communicate risks early, and continuously develop expertise in energy economics, analytical methods, and research tools.