Data Engineer

General Summary

GTI Energy, the nation's leading research, development, deployment, and training organization serving energy markets, has an opportunity for a Data Engineer/Analyst in our Research & Engineering group. The Data Engineer will collaborate with a team of engineers and scientists to deliver technological solutions for energy projects. This role involves applying engineering practices to develop and deploy instrumentation, controls, and connected systems. The engineer will contribute to development, documentation, and commissioning of data visualization of instrumentation systems.

Why GTI Energy?

GTI Energy offers generous benefits, competitive salaries, career advancement, and the opportunity to work in a professional R&D environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud of what we do because our work matters. GTI Energy is working toward solving global energy challenges in transitioning to a low-carbon economy. We have a proven track record in producing innovative ideas and commercializing solutions to deliver clean and reliable energy. At GTI Energy, we deliver innovative technology solutions for safe, efficient, and responsible energy.

So, what does that mean for you? You will work in a positive and respectful work culture that fosters growth, collaboration, and opportunity. You will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits, while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement of delivering clean energy to the world.

Work Location

The position will be based in the Chicagoland area at the GTI Energy Headquarters. We offer a hybrid/core work week, where employees may be remote Mondays and Fridays, and required to be on-site Tuesday through Thursday.

Primary Responsibilities

This position is within a group of engineers and scientists that bring technological solutions to a broad range of energy project developers, utility companies, and end-users. The candidate must be able to apply standard practices to the development and deployment of data visualizations/dashboards for instrumentation systems. The candidate must be able to work within the structure of an overall project team while being able to work independently on sub-tasks. Position responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Participate in developing data requirements from work proposals.

• Research and identify components and software that match requirements.

• Document work in written, graphical, and presentation form.

• Assist in the hands-on commissioning data acquisition systems.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Specific knowledge of the MS Azure and PowerBI stack.

• General knowledge of data visualization methodologies.

• Data storage and management tools such as SQL Server, OPC, and Cosmos DB

• Data historian tools such as PARCview or PI.

• Industrial protocols such as MODBUS, MQTT, or Ethernet.

• Wireless IoT protocols such as LoRaWAN, LTE, or Monnit.

• Preferred candidate will have prior experience with live sensor data.

Education and Experience

• BSc or MSc degree in an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant, professional-level experience after a B.S.
• 3+ years of relevant, professional-level experience after an M.S.

EEO Statement

GTI Energy is committed to developing a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodation, please e-mail us at HumanResources@gti.energy and we'll work with you to meet your accessibility needs. You must have legal authorization to work for GTI Energy on your date of hire with no further action required by GTI Energy. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, or genetic information.