About Energy Exemplar
In an era where the world is rapidly advancing towards a cleaner future through decarbonization, Energy Exemplar’s mission lies in ‘Empowering Transformative Energy Decisions’. Founded in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia, our award-winning software portfolio encompassing the modeling and simulation platform PLEXOS®, Aurora, and Adapt2, is trusted by innovative organizations across the globe. Through our technology and people, we strive to enable stakeholders from across the entire energy value chain to revolutionize the energy ecosystem and to collaboratively plan and execute for a sustainable energy future with unprecedented clarity, speed, and innovation.
Our impact is global and is being recognized across the industry. Some of our recent accolades include:
- SaaS Company of the Year (2025) – Global Business Tech Awards.
- Environmental Impact Award (2025) – E+E Leaders Awards.
- IPPAI (Independent Power Producers Association of India) Power Awards (2025) - Winners
- Finalist: Platts Global Energy Awards (2024) – Grid Edge category
- Finalist: Reuters Global Energy Transition Awards (2024) – Technologies of Change
- Top 50 Marketing Team (2024) – Voted by the public at the ICON Awards.
How We Work
Energy Exemplar is growing fast around 30% year on year and, that growth is driven by how we work. We trust our team to deliver great results from wherever they work best, whether that’s at home, in the office, or on the move.
We’re a global team that values ownership, integrity, and innovation. You’ll be supported to balance work and life in a way that works for you, and empowered to take initiative, solve problems, and make an impact, regardless of your background, location, or role.
Our four core values, Customer Success, One Global Team, Integrity & Ownership, and Innovation Excellence aren’t just words. They show up in how we collaborate, how we solve, and how we grow together.
About the Position
As a Senior Energy Market Analyst (Nodal Modeling) at Energy Exemplar, you will play a critical role in supporting nodal modeling efforts across the North American ISO/RTO electricity markets. This position is instrumental in enhancing our modeling capabilities and supporting clients with complex power system implementations and analyses.
The ideal candidate will bring deep domain expertise in ISO market operations and nodal pricing structures, combined with a strong technical background in power systems modeling. You will be expected to apply your hands-on experience in economic dispatch, congestion analysis, locational marginal pricing (LMP), transmission constraint modeling, and regulatory frameworks to develop robust analytical solutions and insights that drive value for our clients and internal teams.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead nodal modeling efforts across multiple ISOs using PLEXOS, including transmission topology, security-constrained unit commitment (SCUC), and LMP formation.
- Build and validate production cost models, perform congestion analysis, screen for contingencies, and advise on resource adequacy, capacity expansion, and transmission planning.
- Support pre-sales and post-sales activities by developing and demonstrating ISO-specific modeling use cases, transmission deliverability insights using production cost modeling tools, and best practices.
- Work cross-functionally with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product, and Customer Success teams to translate customer needs into tailored modeling solutions.
- Collaborate with Product Management to inform roadmap priorities for North American ISO markets and enhance software capabilities.
- Represent the organization in ISO stakeholder processes, technical conferences, or advisory committees as needed.
Candidate Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Energy Systems, Economics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in power system modeling or ISO market analytics.
- 3+ years focusing on nodal modeling for one or more North American ISOs/RTOs, utility, consultancy, or energy trading firm.
- Prior experience building and managing nodal transmission models in PLEXOS or similar tools.
- Familiarity with renewable integration studies and FERC Order 2023 implications.
- Hands on experience with PLEXOS, Aurora, PROMOD, Dayzer, GridView or other production cost and capacity expansion tools, with a strong understanding of production cost modeling, power flow, and security-constrained unit commitment (SCUC).
- Strong understanding of ISO/RTO markets, planning processes, and stakeholder processes across one or more of the following: PJM, MISO, ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, IESO, AESO, NYISO, ISO-NE.
- Experience managing large datasets and applying statistical methods to energy markets.
Desired but not required
- Experience with transmission planning
- Exposure to the CAISO, MISO and/or PJM markets
The base pay range for this position is up to $120,000 annually. Pay will vary by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Energy Exemplar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and abilities. Please let us know if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process—we're here to support you in showcasing your full potential.
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