Accurant InternationalRemote
Senior Solutions Engineer
United States of America
Full Time
2 hours ago
$100,000 - $150,000 USD
H1B Sponsor
Key skills
Energy market optimizationDemand responseVPPsSimulation toolsUtility RFP processesM&V methodologiesISO/RTO market structuresElectric power systemsPythonDistribution automationDistributed control systemsMATLABRCAISales
About this role
Accurant International is a company focused on innovative solutions to tackle climate and energy technology challenges. They are seeking a Senior Solutions Engineer to lead technical evaluations and develop responses for utility RFPs and energy market opportunities, bridging product, engineering, delivery, and sales.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze RFPs and identify technical, compliance, and performance requirements
- Develop detailed technical response narratives
- Own architecture diagrams, system workflows, telemetry, and M&V sections
- Ensure alignment with market rules and baseline methodologies
- Run simulations to estimate: Available MW capacity 8,760 hours per year, Dispatch performance, Revenue potential (best case / worst case)
- Along with partner manager, model enrollment scenarios (residential, various categories of C&I)
- Support firm vs non-firm dispatch modeling
- Interpret ISO/RTO rules around M&V and ISO DA/RT pricing
- Model X-in-Y baselines, day-of adjustments, and M&V impacts
- Evaluate performance risk under different weather and load scenarios
- Understand utility-specific systems and interactions with each
- Work with engineering to validate feasibility
- Quantify: Capacity guarantees, Performance risk, Expected revenue
- Support pricing strategy with simulation-backed assumptions
- Participate in customer technical workshops and presentations
Requirements:
- A Master's or Bachelor's degree in a technical/quantitative field
- 5-10+ years in energy markets, DER aggregation, demand response, or VPPs
- Strong understanding of: Utility RFP processes, ISO/RTO market structures, Demand response program design, M&V methodologies
- Technical understanding of overall electric operations systems, including electric power systems, distribution automation, and distributed control systems and communications
- Experience running simulations (Python, MATLAB, R, or energy modeling tools)
- Ability to read tariffs and market manuals and translate them into technical requirements
- Strong technical writing skills in English (ability to produce 40+ page RFP responses with the help of AI tools)