Staff - Level III (Energy Engineer)

EPRI•Palo Alto, CA

11d•$82,118 - $134,550•Remote

About The Position

The Energy Engineer will conduct techno-economic analysis modeling to estimate energy consumption and emissions for various natural gas to hydrogen transition scenarios in end-use equipment. This role involves automating data collection from over 150 sources, developing time series forecasting models for residential HVAC equipment to predict future sales trends for the next 5 years, and creating and delivering training materials for calculator tools. The engineer will also develop data connections and visualizations using Tableau for industrial sector end-use model results and create visualizations for project deliverables. Additionally, they will develop frameworks and source code for cost and emission comparison calculators, perform technical potential assessments for non-road equipment, and initiate the software quality assurance (SQA) process for deploying web-based calculator tools using Python-DASH.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics, or related field, and 12 months of experience in the job offered or in an energy analyst-related occupation.
OR Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics, or related field, and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in an energy analyst-related occupation.
Techno-economic modeling using Matlab, Python, SQL, and Excel scripting.
Data analytics, GUI development, and visualization using Python tools, Tableau, and web development interfaces.
Conduct technical searches and web-scraping in support of research proposals and projects.
Technical Writing - Experience creating and maintaining clear, structured documentation using Word or equivalent tools, applying appropriate language and standards, version control, basic diagramming and customizing technical topics to the reader.
1 year of experience in the Energy/Utilities or Environmental Industries performing data collection and analysis.

Responsibilities

Conduct techno-economic analysis modeling to estimate energy consumption and emissions for various natural gas to hydrogen transition scenarios in end-use equipment.
Automate data collection from over 150 sources and develop time series forecasting models for residential HVAC equipment, predicting future sales trends for the next 5 years.
Create and deliver training materials for calculator tools, including cost comparison calculators for food service and landscape equipment, and supported electrification knowledge base training sessions.
Develop data connections and visualizations using Tableau for industrial sector end-use model results and create visualizations for project deliverables.
Develop frameworks and source code for cost and emission comparison calculators.
Perform technical potential assessments for non-road equipment.
Initiate the software quality assurance (SQA) process for deploying web-based calculator tools using Python-DASH.