Analytics Expert, Market & Strategic Analysis

WHY VEIR?

Giving everyone in the world access to clean, reliable, affordable energy will require substantial expansion of global electricity transmission networks. VEIR is developing a new generation of High-Temperature Superconductor (HTS)-based transmission lines, enabling long-distance, reliable, low-loss, cost-effective power transfer in far smaller right-of-ways. VEIR’s innovations overcome the main barriers to transmission expansion, enabling the world to access the very lowest-cost renewable power.

THE ROLE:

The Analytics Expert, Market & Strategic Analysis will be responsible for building and maintaining analytical tools and capabilities that help VEIR identify strategic product, project, and business growth opportunities and execute day-to-day business. You will work closely with our growth strategy, commercial, regulatory, and product development team members, and with customers and external partners, to continuously evaluate and improve VEIR’s analytical toolkit. The ability to think strategically, solve complex problems, and continuously adapt are essential skills for this role. VEIR seeks an individual who is excited about modeling and analytics tools and the ability to apply them to highlight the value of VEIR’s innovative hardware technology.

You Are:

An excellent communicator. You clearly communicate goals, timelines, progress, and risks to team members at VEIR and to external partners and advisors.
A collaborator. You can work cross-functionally with team members, external partners, and customers to build and support analytical tools that reflect diverse interests and perspectives.
Analytical. You have experience with a variety of analytical approaches and know how to effectively apply them to solve different types of problems. You know how to apply analytical rigor to drive strategic insights.
Creative. You find creative ways to solve problems in the absence of pre-existing data and tools.

You Will:

Develop and utilize a suite of analytical tools and models that integrate into and support VEIR's strategic growth activities, commercial project pipeline, policy and regulatory efforts, and product development.
Establish creative analytical approaches that enable VEIR to efficiently gather market data and convert it to market intelligence and identify the best locations to deploy VEIR transmission lines and the best VEIR transmission line solutions to address specific customer needs.
Perform studies to understand how VEIR lines will integrate into and operate with existing power system infrastructure and components.
Work alongside VEIR’s transmission line design engineers to propose actual transmission project options to solve specific customer needs.
Work closely with the strategy, commercial, regulatory, and product development teams to continuously update and validate model input assumptions and analytics data sources and approaches.
Support the company’s mission to unlock the transmission capacity necessary for deep reductions in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Comply with safety standards and company guidelines
Promote safety, efficiency, teamwork, and collaboration

Basic Qualifications:

The position requires someone who is highly motivated and organized with project management, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Experience working in a start-up company and/or in a product development environment and/or as a consultant in the energy industry
Degree in electrical/power system engineering, computer science, software engineering, data science, economics, or related field
Competency in one of Python, R, Julia, or MATLAB; and familiarity with JavaScript
Familiarity working with and managing large, structured databases
Demonstrated experience with geospatial databases and analysis and techno-economic optimization-based analysis
Demonstrated ability to develop and manage analytical tools that help resolve complex problems in creative ways
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to collaborate effectively and clearly communicate goals, findings, and issues
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Ability to work with minimal supervision; self-motivated and directed

Preferred Qualifications:

MS in electrical/power systems engineering, computer science, software engineering, data science, engineering systems, civil engineering, technology policy, economics, or related field
Competency in multiple domain-specific tools related to energy system capacity expansion modeling (e.g., GenX, ReEDS, EnCompass) and energy system production cost modeling (e.g., PLEXOS, Aurora, etc.)
Competency in multiple programming languages, libraries, and tools in each of the following categories: front-end stack (e.g., JavaScript, React, Angular, Mapbox, and AWS), back-end stack (e.g., Python, R, Julia, MATLAB), and geospatial back-end (GeoPandas, raster image databases, vector feature databases, coordinate reference system conversions, spatial indexing)
5+ years of experience and success in an early-stage technology start-up company or in a consulting role in the energy industry
Basic understanding of the engineering, economic, and regulatory factors that drive transmission investment decisions
Highly motivated and organized with demonstrated leadership skills
Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Expected Outcomes in 12 Months:

3 months: Understand VEIR product development, commercial project pipeline, and strategic growth processes and goals.
6-12 months: Establish (i) the suite of analytical tools, software products, and/or front-end dashboards and visualizations that VEIR should acquire and/or develop internally; (ii) how those tools will be used by VEIR, and by what individuals and/or teams; (iii) how VEIR will acquire or develop the tools; (iv) the timelines associated with acquisition or development of the tools; (v) personnel needs and costs associated with the acquisition, development, maintenance, and use of the tools; and commence work on toolkit development.