Senior Geospatial Data Scientist, PeakPower
Software solutions for sustainable energy usage
Job no longer available
Software solutions for sustainable energy usage
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
To decarbonize energy, the built environment, and mobility through enabling intelligent energy in smart cities
Role
Who you are
- PeakPower Inc is looking for a senior level Geospatial Data Scientist with analytic and scripting experience to support one of the most innovative, exciting, and growing renewable industry that is rooted in data rich projects in the power industry
- 4 - 10+ years of experience working with spatial data and map-based visualization tools along with data science fundamentals such as data engineering, coding in python, SQL, data structures and familiarity with Tensorflow, PyTorch frameworks preferred
- Education in Geography, Data Science, Economics, Computer Science, etc
- Familiarity with applying machine learning and statistical methods to complex problem sets that result in successful outcomes
- Have successful experience on object recognition, area detection or related sense
- Some experience querying, creating, and integrating data flows from TSDB to include building dashboards and presenting information via visualization framework
- Applied GIS work and familiarity with ArcGIS, google map or related
- Experience working with geolocation libraries in python such as GeoPandas, ArcPy, Shapely
- A bonus to have solar PV and building density experience in any of the following disciplines: data science, computer vision, target development, geospatial, or statistical analysis
What the job involves
- Deliver
- Exploiting multiple geospatial big data environments for insights that can be automated at scale with developer assistance
- Working with data to enable software engineers to build upon automated tipping and cueing, alert generation tools, while developing trends to demonstrate states of readiness and forecasting future values
- Scripting in python to automate geospatial workflow, connecting to existing APIs to feed algorithms and/or front-end UIs
- Conceiving and constructing working prototypes and first of their kind proof of concepts to push the art of the possible against real world problem sets
- Collaborate
- Must have ability to communicate with project team, user community, and client leadership to understand requirements and demonstrate iterative progress
- Working in a dynamic environment with ever evolving requirements
Our take
The world is shifting towards sustainable solutions in transport, housing, and energy. Individuals and organisations are also becoming more aware of the effect of their carbon footprints. In the face of many sustainability solutions such as electric vehicles, smart grids and alternative energy, Peak Power was founded to help its customers become a part of the climate transition solutions
Peak Power’s software solutions are built on Artificial Intelligence that helps its customers turn their individual clean technology solutions into one holistic ecosystem. It has improved upon the work done to create smart grids and smart power storage, and promises its customers both energy and money savings. Peak Power’s solutions and expertise are also available for traditional organisations in housing and transportation looking to make the switch to clean-tech.
The company has leveraged several institutional partnerships in order to expand its services and reach beyond Canada. It has amassed significant funding which will power its growth and help the company push clean technology into several carbon-negative industries.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
31% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
May 2023
$35m
LATE VC
Sep 2022
$3.6m
GRANT
Total funding: $49.6m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance from Day 1 for Canadian team members
- Generous and flexible vacation and personal days
- Continuous development paid for by Peak Power
- Fun stuff including team events and happy hours
- Half days before each long weekend
- Gym memberships, WFH equipment budget, and much more
Company HQ
Entertainment District, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Derek Lim Soo
(CEO)Previously held senior leadership positions at clean-tech companies like Advanced Green Innovations, Suzlon Wind Energy A/S, and Stirling Energy Systems.
Matthew Sachs
(COO)Previously a General Manager at Urbandale Construction. Also has experience as a Business & Energy Consultant at Sustainable Ventures Inc., Marbek Resource Consultants.
Imran Noorani
(Strategic Advisor)Was previously the Divisional President of Energy at Ozz Group. Has also worked in public & private energy such as Union Gas
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