Principal Optimization Engineer

Yes Energy • Boston, MA

7d • $170,000 - $190,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Principal Optimization Engineer, you will collaborate with leaders in technology, data, and energy to build solutions and tools for handling the highly complex problems posed by the evolving power grid. You will be writing interactive software to analyze and explore energy data, including building new modeling constraints and optimization model formulations. We are curious people who take pride in our work, value high-quality communication, and strive to improve continuously.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience working as an optimization engineer
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field, or related years of experience
• Proficiency in C# or similar language
• Must have advanced skills in modeling linear and integer optimization models.
• Advanced mathematical skills required.
• Passion for optimizing system performance and scalability.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills. Passion for sharing knowledge with the rest of your team, building shared tooling, and directly helping customers.
• Self-directed and comfortable supporting the needs of multiple teams, systems, and products.
• Continual learner, engaged in professional development.

Nice To Haves

• A Master’s degree or higher in Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, Data Science, or Electrical Engineering
• Have experience with CPLEX, Xpress, or Gurobi
• Have a desire to learn the energy industry or expertise in power system modeling

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable, reliable software using our backend platform and technologies.
• Model and develop new constraints for the Mixed Integer Program (MIP)
• Analyze, evaluate, and optimize the MIP solver runtime in different scenarios
• Work closely with operations and infrastructure to build and scale services
• Participate in all product life cycle phases: requirements analysis, design, development, deployment, and support.
• Embrace Agile development methodologies and practices.
• Contribute to implementation and architecture discussions.
• Coach, mentor, and guide peers, driving an excellence and continuous learning culture

Benefits

• medical insurance
• a 401 (k) Plan with matching
• flexible vacation
• flexible work schedules
• Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees