Intern, Structured Products

Tenaska is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, an organization that’s adept in natural gas and power marketing, power management, development and acquisition of generation assets, operation of power plants and more.

 Job Summary:

The Structured Products intern will support the Structured Products team in developing a process for the rapid prototyping of generator models. They will then leverage that process to develop and validate models for a number of different types of generators (conventional, renewable, storage, etc.)

Essential Job Functions: 

1. Assist in designing a generic, robust workflow to:
1. Translate data from various sources into useable generator model parameters.
2. Format model parameters for import into an analytics platform.
3. Validate and backtest models.
2. Build the workflow using Python and develop documentation.
3. Utilize the new workflow to construct and validate generator models.

Education/Experience/Skills

Basic Requirements:

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  The Company is not able to take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time for this position or commit to doing so in the future for individuals with current authorization to work via, for example, CPT or OPT, and would need sponsorship in the future.
• Proficiency with Python
• Familiarity with SQL and database structures
• Exceptional analytical skills and ability to formulate creative solutions to problems
• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office tools
• Ability to work as a member of a team in a technically challenging environment
• High personal standards and organizational skills

 

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with Git
• Familiarity with electricity markets and power generation

 

Physical Demands:

Ability to use standard office equipment such as PC, telephone, calculator, printer, copy and fax machines. Position may require extended work hours on short notice. All work will be performed in an indoor office environment and may require extended periods of sitting, standing and bending and typing/data entry.   

Tenaska is an equal opportunity employer.