Electric Vehicle Technical Leader

Job Title:
Electric Vehicle Technical Leader
Location:
Palo Alto, CA, Remote/Home Based
Job Summary and Description:
Do you want to be part of a major market transformation? The emergence of electric transportation has been a once-in-a-century paradigm shift for the energy industry, the transportation industry, and for society at large, offering enormous potential environmental, economic, and societal benefits. EVs are close to a tipping point:

• Nearly 4.2 million EVs have been sold in the United States.
• Global EV sales are accelerating, in the U.S., Europe, and China.
• The varieties of EVs are growing quickly. In the United States, nearly 109 EV (both BEV and PHEV) models are available, including recent releases of popular crossovers, trucks, and sports utility vehicles.
• Dozens of EV applications for commercial and industrial fleets are emerging, including deployments of electric delivery vans, garbage trucks, transit buses, school buses, and big rigs.
• Over the past decade, battery costs have fallen by more than 80%.
• By the middle of this decade, EVs are expected to reach price parity with gasoline-fueled vehicles.

We are looking for talented professionals with experience in or strong passion for EV infrastructure, battery technologies, and EVs themselves. We are also interested in transportation planners and modelers who enjoy leading and working with broad stakeholder coalitions in addition to the technical work as Electric Vehicles become a larger part of the overall transportation ecosystem.
With all this growth and change, leaders are needed to help guide this transition. EPRI is assisting the electric power industry by providing thought leadership and critical knowledge to help support utilities prepare for the impact of Electric Vehicles. If you are looking for a career where you can help lead the narrative of Electric Vehicle adoption, consider becoming part of our team.
What to expect:
This role will lead key priorities of EPRI's Electric Transportation program. You will work across utility, automotive, and charging infrastructure industries while coordinating with key stakeholders. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a significant difference towards the commercialization of Electric Vehicles while working with a fast-moving, diverse team.
Key Responsibilities and Requirements:
Performs complex analysis with minimal supervision. Works directly with EPRI staff, both directly within the Electric Transportation team and with other EPRI teams. Engages with EPRI utility members and industry groups.
For this particular position, we are looking for someone to help with data management, analysis, and insights of electric transportation data. In this role, you will be responsible for a composite big data set of light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles that is used to generate insights and modeling vehicle charging in a variety of scenarios. Key requirements for this position include:

• Being well versed in data science procedures, especially for data cleaning and validation processes
• Comfort with the various inputs needed for charging simulation modeling
• Having a strong understanding of statistical principles for population weighting and sampling
• Identifying where there are gaps in existing knowledge for the industry and help outline ways to fill those gaps
• Balancing attention to detail with recognition of uncertainty and market-driving timelines
• Visualizing data to show trends and highlights for non-technical audiences
• Writing efficient Python/SQL code and complex queries across extensive data sets
• Working with various data vendors and OEMs to import their data
• The ability to compare and contrast various data-based projects and apply their learnings (and gaps) to a fast-moving industry
• The ability to quickly distill high-level summaries in a useful, clear, and action-oriented manner to both technical and non-Technical Leaders
• Presenting research work at industry and academic conferences

Additionally, responsibilities include leveraging data findings from the dataset and project to create generalized insights and informing other projects. This role will also be expected to collaborate and disseminate information across various internal and external teams to share learnings and integrate analysis happening in multiple parallel projects.
Additional Requirements:

• A strong working knowledge of Python (pandas, geopandas, matplotlib, plotly).
• Knowledge of R, SQL, MATLAB, and Tableau are a plus.
• Ability to work with data sets at all sizes - from a small summary sheet to big data
• Capability for developing ETL processes for new data sources

• Working with geographic data in with multiple formats, including open source grids, census geographies, and point data (latitude/longitude).

• Ability to use data to tell a story that benefits the utility industry.
• Willingness to document, teach and delegate data processes to other members on the team.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following: utility industry, transportation modeling, vehicle telematics, time-series data, population weighting
• Submission of a code portfolio from previous work that demonstrates data processing, data visualization, and analysis capabilities

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience required.

The Ideal Candidate can:

• Thoughtfully prioritize and integrate customer/ industry needs
• Consistently deliver high quality and accurate work
• Display a strong sense of professional judgement
• Apply results
• Work within a collaborative environment
• Provide crisp, clear communication
• Take initiative and responsibility

The salary range for this position is $112,100 USD to $133,350 USD annually.
This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors, including without limitation applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.
This role is eligible to participate in EPRI's annual incentive program. The amount of incentive varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the plan.
This role is eligible to participate in EPRI's standard employee benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, vision, 401k, STD/LTD and paid family leave, life and accident insurance, paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay).
EPRI participates in E-Verify, an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration (SSA). EPRI uses the system to check the work status of new hires by comparing information from the employee's I-9 form against SSA and Department of Homeland Security databases.
EPRI is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/Disabled
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