Analytics Software Engineer
Work with us to Develop the Wind Energy Optimization Tools of the Future
To support our growth, we are looking for an Analytics Software Engineer to expand and enhance our software systems that detect actionable missed energy production potential from wind turbine data.
At WindESCo you will be expected to innovate, demonstrate superiority of potential innovations through rigorous testing and validation, and execute by turning those innovative concepts into production systems.
Intellectual curiosity to explore, understand, and improve our systems and solutions is key to success at WindESCo.
Critical for this role is a mindset focused on making continuous incremental improvements toward the goal of improved efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
You should be results-driven and excel at breaking problems down into pieces and executing each of them while being mindful of the overall objective.
Job responsibilities
- Analyze and model turbine and plant behavior using time series SCADA data.
- Develop, test, and validate algorithms to turn data into knowledge and deliver the next-generation of optimization solutions.
- Find anomalies in data, identify general concepts, and automate this process with Python.
- Write production quality code with high standards for quality, maintainability, and automated testing.
- Use Git version control to effectively collaborate with other team members via GitHub.
- Create and maintain documentation on how to use and extend software functionality. Synthesize internal and external user feedback into improvements to deliver more value to customers.
Minimum qualifications
- Advanced degree in STEM and at least 3 years experience developing analytics software in Python.
- Working knowledge of wind energy and wind turbine fundamentals.
- Experience with scientific computing in Python including NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Jupyter Notebook. Knowledge of data science and machine learning tools and best practices.
- Knowledge of data visualization tools and techniques.
- Experience in collaborative software development using version control (Git or equivalent), automated testing, CI/CD. Experience with software documentation, training, and support.
- Eligible to work in the US. Preferred qualifications
The ideal candidate will have one or more of the following:
- Extensive knowledge of wind plant data, wind turbine design, or operations of a wind plant. Experience building/running systems with AWS cloud infrastructure.
- Experience working with big data tools such as Spark, Dask, and Ray.
- Contributions to open source software projects.
- Cursory knowledge of UX design principles. Benefits WindESCo provides competitive compensation plans.
In addition, employees receive excellent health and dental insurance, 401k, and paid time off. WindESCo has established a progressive workplace that is collaborative and team focused.
If you believe you would be an excellent fit and would like to join the WindESCo team, please submit your resume.