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Ameresco Software Engineering Co-op in Portland, Maine
Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, owner and operator. Our comprehensive portfolio includes energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, asset sustainability and renewable energy solutions delivered to clients throughout North America and Europe. Our solutions range from upgrades to facility’s energy infrastructure to the development, construction and operation of renewable energy plants combined with tailored financial solutions. We foster an entrepreneurial, collaborative, and forward-thinking culture that thrives with innovation, diversity of thought, and inclusion. We are excited with all that the future holds for our industry, planet, and communities.
Position Overview:
Ameresco is seeking a Software Engineering co-op to support the improvement and expansion of an internally developed energy storage and renewable energy software modeling program. This position will be responsible for improving and expanding the tool to improve useability, functionality, and performance to support a wider user base and reduced project development times. This is a co-op position of fixed term length from January-June 2025, reporting to the Senior Director of Energy Storage & EV Solutions in the Portland, Maine office.
Responsibilities:
Review current status of Ameresco’s AESOP energy storage modeling program to understand current coding architecture, algorithms and interface.
Work with leadership and other team members to prioritize needs and opportunities for improvement. These may include, but are not limited to:
Moving to a web-hosted software platform.
Streamlining the user input process.
Integrating with industry available APIs (e.g. utility rate databases, weather data).
Improving processing speed to reduce simulation run time.
Dynamic graphing of simulation data.
Automated results reporting.
Incorporation of AI/ML principles to improve tool performance and energy storage sizing and dispatch strategy optimization.
Review of 3rd party software programs used for similar purposes to assess the competitive product landscape, generate ideas, and inform the software development plan.
Execute software engineering and programming work necessary to build the expanded version of the program.
Effectively test and de-bug the tool prior to rollout to users.
Documentation of user manuals and instructions to enable existing and future team members to use and maintain the tool.
Communicate and present status and updates to leadership to gather direction and feedback to remain on track and enable a successful deployment.
Perform other duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduate student in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Development, or similar majors.
Demonstrated experience developing machine hosted and/or web-based software applications.
Advanced knowledge of Python and other similar programming languages.
Additional Qualifications
Demonstrated creative thinking/problem solving ability.
Effective communication with technical and non-technical team members.
Self-motivated, positive attitude, team player who is driven to achieve success within specified budget and time constraints.
Familiarity with APIs, databases, and other advanced programming interfaces.
Knowledge of AI/ML principles and practices that can improve processing speed and complex calculations.
Prior experience or interest in energy storage, distributed energy resources, and renewable energy is preferred but not required.
Knowledge of electricity rates, energy systems, and energy storage is preferred but not required.
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