Staff Optimization Engineer

Number of employees

1010

Houston, TX, USA, USA

Posted on: 2024-08-19

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Fluence is the leading global energy storage technology and services company, created and backed by Siemens and AES, two industry powerhouses and pioneers in energy storage. Fluence unites the scale, experience, breadth, and financial backing of the two most experienced icons in energy storage.

Our mission is to create a more sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world. Energy storage is critical to this transformation, yet today the market is fragmented and customers face the challenge of finding a trusted technology partner amidst conflicting technical claims, inexperienced vendors and installers, and new market entrants with limited power sector knowledge.

Fluence brings the proven technology solutions and services that overcome the commercial and regulatory barriers that stand in the way of modernizing our energy networks. We are the partner that can deliver at a global scale with the most experienced and knowledgeable team in the world.

About Fluence: Fluence Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader in energy storage products and services, and optimization software for renewables and storage. With a presence in over 47 markets globally, Fluence provides an ecosystem of offerings to drive the clean energy transition, including modular, scalable energy storage products, comprehensive service offerings, and the Fluence IQ Platform, which delivers AI-enabled SaaS products for managing and optimizing renewables and storage from any provider. Fluence is transforming the way we power our world by helping customers create more resilient and sustainable electric grids.
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OUR CULTURE AND VALUES

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

We are Leading
Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

We are Responsible
Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We are Agile
We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We are Fun
We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. 

About the Position:
Location: Houston TX/Arlington VA/Alpharetta GA/ (Hybrid: 2-3 days in a week)

As a Staff Optimization Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and partner
with cross-functional teams to develop and guide our market-leading optimization 
and bidding product, Mosaic, for renewable energy and battery storage assets in the
US Markets. You will be able to identify the most 
impactful projects, proactively remove impediments, and successfully drive towards
key initiatives. In addition, you will provide mentorship and coaching to other 
members of the Optimization, Forecasting and Analytics teams.

Key responsibilities include:
• Work alongside other Optimization Engineers to continually improve and 
maintain Fluence’s Mosaic market bidding platform for battery storage and 
renewable assets
• Translate market rules into asset scheduling and dispatch optimization 
models
• Collaborate with forecasting team to define requirements for generation of 
probabilistic Energy, Ancillary Service and other electricity market price 
forecasts
• Evangelize and implement software development best practices in 
optimization and bidding applications
• Work with Software Engineering, product and forecasting teams to design, 
deploy monitor and improve optimization and bidding model performance
• Model and cultivate a culture of inclusivity, trust, exceptional communication,
collaboration, respect, continuous learning, and enthusiasm for our work

Here are some of the benefits of joining our team:
·        Collaborative and supportive work environment
·        Opportunities for professional development and growth
·        Chance to make a real difference in the world


Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status. 

What will our ideal candidate bring to Fluence?

  • 8+ years of industry experience developing optimization models, preferably 
  • in service of solving bidding and dispatch problems
  • Knowledge of the energy industry
  • Working knowledge of software engineering best practices as applied to optimization problems
  • Previous experience deploying optimization models written in Python using commercial solvers such as Gurobi, Xpress, CPLEX, etc. to production
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and build solid working relationships
  • Experience working and delivering products or services in an agile/lean environment
  • Excellent communication skills
  • An advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Operations Research or related field preferred

  • Nice to haves:
  • Familiarity with using game theoretic models to inform decision-making processes is a nice to have
  • A solid comprehension of stochastic optimization within the realm of energy systems
  • Familiarity with convex optimization methodologies, and linearization techniques
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