Technical Lead (Energy Systems)
Core
Designing and building a core platform that coordinates residential solar and battery systems into a grid-aware network to minimize bills and reduce peak demand.
Role type
Senior IC Technical Lead (Energy Systems & Optimization)
Builds
A production platform integrating multi-objective optimization algorithms with hardware APIs for coordinated home energy management.
Domain
Renewable energy, distributed energy resources (DER), grid flexibility, and control systems.
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python engineering, multi-objective optimization, control systems design, API integration, distributed energy resources knowledge, system validation, technical leadership
Preferred skills
Linear programming, Model Predictive Control (MPC), reinforcement learning, residential battery/inverter platform familiarity, UK electricity markets knowledge, SCADA/BEMS experience
Technologies
Python, cloud platforms, manufacturer APIs
Responsibilities
Defining system objectives and constraints for multi-home solar-battery operation, designing and building optimization algorithms, integrating logic with inverter and battery management systems, leading commissioning across live homes, conducting functional and safety validation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC