Data Scientist

Overview

Data Scientist I role on Nextpower's India team, supporting operational analytics for utility-scale solar plants, customer-facing reporting, fleet analytics, and project coordination for availability guarantee programs and remote monitoring systems.

What you'll do

• Perform advanced analytics on large-scale operational time-series datasets from utility-scale solar plants
• Conduct ad-hoc investigations related to fleet performance, tracker behavior, sensor anomalies, connectivity issues, weather events, and operational failures
• Support development and validation of algorithms for device availability, device connectivity, device faults, sensor analytics, and predictive operational analytics
• Build Python-based analytics workflows, scripts, and automation pipelines
• Work with cloud-scale analytics platforms such as Databricks and Azure-based environments
• Develop data visualizations, dashboards, and operational insights using tools such as Power BI or equivalent platforms
• Clean, validate, troubleshoot, and manage large operational datasets while ensuring high data quality standards
• Analyze trends, anomalies, and operational signatures using statistical and engineering methodologies
• Assist in creating customer-facing operational reports and internal executive dashboards
• Support root cause investigations using data-driven methodologies
• Support execution and coordination of Availability Guarantee (AG) programs and operational analytics initiatives
• Track project timelines, action items, deliverables, and stakeholder dependencies across multiple parallel initiatives
• Coordinate with Technical Services, Asset Management, Product Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Field Operations, and Sales & Customer Success teams
• Support customer deliverables, reporting schedules, and operational follow-ups
• Help manage Jira boards, sprint tracking, backlog organization, and analytics project prioritization
• Prepare technical summaries, executive updates, and project status communications
• Drive closure of operational issues and ensure action items are tracked to completion
• Support generation and automation of operational reports for customers and internal stakeholders
• Develop structured analysis summaries with clear technical storytelling
• Create presentations and technical documentation for customer discussions and internal reviews
• Assist with KPI definition, metric validation, and operational performance tracking
• Help improve standardization, scalability, and automation of analytics workflows

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related quantitative disciplines
• 1–3 years of professional experience in Data Science, Analytics, Data Engineering, Operational Analytics, Technical Program Management, or related fields
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Strong SQL and PySpark skills
• Experience handling large-scale time-series datasets
• Experience with data analysis libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, and Scikit-learn
• Strong understanding of statistics and analytical methodologies
• Experience building dashboards and visualizations
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to independently manage tasks and priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills

Nice to have

• Master's or Ph.D. degree
• Renewable energy background
• Knowledge of and experience with scalable data science platforms, such as Databricks on Azure
• Knowledge of and experience with reporting packages, such as Power BI
• Familiarity with performance engineering tools including PVsyst, PVLIB Python, NREL SAM, and other PV software, models, and tools
• Solar industry experience regarding solar power plant operational performance, with understanding of system design, SCADA/DAS control and monitoring systems, remote communications, and key performance indicators such as performance ratio, availability, and production actual to budget
• Foundational understanding of solar performance including solar resource, sun position, irradiance, transposition models, analysis techniques, module technologies, and inverter behaviors

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India