AI Engineer at Nira Energy (W22)
$190K - $250K  •  
Software to find the best sites for renewables on the electrical grid
US / Remote (US)
Full-time
Will sponsor
1+ years
About Nira Energy
  • Nira's mission is to convert the US power grid to be 100% fossil-free.
  • Nira is a software platform that helps renewable energy developers (solar/wind) find the most profitable land to build new projects.
  • We focus on estimating the cost to interconnect with the electrical grid (aka the Interconnection Process). Depending on where developers connect, they may be on the hook to pay millions of dollars to upgrade power lines, substations etc.
  • We are profitable!
About the role

About Nira Energy

  • Nira's mission is to help convert the US power grid to be 100% fossil-free.
  • We are profitable!
  • Nira is a software platform that helps renewable energy developers find the cheapest points on the grid to connect.
  • We focus on estimating the cost to interconnect with the electrical grid (aka the Interconnection Process). Depending on where developers connect, they may be on the hook to pay millions of dollars to upgrade power lines, substations etc.

What you’ll do

As Nira’s first AI engineer, you’ll work closely with the CTO to explore how we can use AI in the niche domain of transmission planning. Your work will directly accelerate renewables getting built.

Nira operates in the world of Grid Interconnection, and you'll need to be comfortable becoming an expert in a domain you've likely never heard of before. We're launching a variety of new products, so you should be comfortable with high autonomy and ownership. Most importantly, you should be passionate about fixing our climate!

Examples projects include:

  • Launching new AI-first products that 10x Transmission Engineers at renewable developers.
  • Launching new AI-first products that 10x Transmission Engineers at ISOs and utilities.
  • Building internal AI tools for Nira’s Transmission Engineers.
  • Working with SWEs at Nira to set up AI coding infrastructure.

About You

  • 1-6 years out of school.
  • At least 1 year working on projects that apply AI into a niche domain.
  • Hungry and ambitious. Potentially wants to be a founder one day.
  • Mission-oriented and focused on working on climate.
  • Take ownership and thrive in ambiguity
  • Excited to work with Transmission Engineers and learn about how our electrical grid works.
  • Capable of rolling with the punches. Plans change when working at a rapidly growing startup
Technology
  • Data pipeline: python, pandas, dagster
  • Backend: heroku, hasura, graphql
  • Frontend: react, typescript

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