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# Principal Data Scientist

- **Company:** NextEra Energy
- **Location:** Coral Gables, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Data Storage Technologies
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.nexteraenergy.com/talentcommunity/apply/1439993700/?locale=en_US

## About the Role

The successful candidate will combine strong quantitative skills with an understanding of economics, optimization, and electric power system operations., * Bachelor's Degree

 * Experience: 6+ years

Preferred Qualifications

 * Master's Degree
 * Doctoral Degree

## Description

The FPL Grid Optimization team is looking for a Principal Data Scientist to help develop the analytical framework used to evaluate grid operating strategies, optimization performance, and the economic and reliability impacts of planning and dispatch decisions.

The Data Scientist - Grid Optimization will use historical system data, optimization models, and scenario analysis to challenge existing operating assumptions and identify opportunities to improve generation commitment, maintenance scheduling, reserve strategies, fuel usage, battery utilization, and other system decisions.

The role will be responsible for backtesting operational strategies, developing forward-looking planning scenarios, and quantifying the cost and reliability implications of alternative decisions. This individual will work closely with Grid Optimization, System Operations, Power Generation, Energy Marketing & Trading, and application development teams to turn analytical findings into changes in operating criteria, model inputs, and optimization methodologies., This position is responsible for leading the development of algorithms, modeling techniques, and optimization methods that support many aspects of NextEra and FPL business. Employees in this role use knowledge of machine learning, optimization, statistics, and applied mathematics along with abilities in software engineering with a focus on distributed computing and data storage infrastructure (i.e., "Big Data")., * Provide thought leadership, set technical strategy, and identify possible uses of data science methods

 * Explain methods and results to upper-level executives
 * Develop machine learning, optimizations or other modeling solutions
 * Oversee related employee work, learn new techniques being developed
 * Prepares comprehensive documented observations, analyses and interpretations of results including technical reports, summaries, protocols and quantitative analyses
 * Works with big data and distributed computing platforms
 * Develops software and contributes to product development
 * Performs other job-related duties as assigned