Principal Research Scientist - Risk

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nearaNew York Cityfull_timeprincipal

Tech Stack

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Responsibilities

  • Build and lead Neara's applied research function for infrastructure risk and resilience
  • Direct a team of researchers and establish rigorous standards for risk modeling and uncertainty quantification
  • Develop predictive models for equipment damage, vegetation failure, and wildfire-related risk
  • Design decision models that quantify operational and economic consequences of resilience investments
  • Quantify the value of data including pole loading analysis, visual inspections, and remote sensing capabilities

Soft Skills

Risk ModelingDecision ModelingReliability EngineeringInfrastructure RiskTeam LeadershipResearch Methodologies

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Flexible Hours
  • Remote Work

Culture

Mission-DrivenAutonomous TeamsFast-Paced

Requirements

Required: PhD in statistics, applied mathematics, physics, computer science, operations research, engineering, or a comparable record of original research
Regions: Us

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About neara
Industry: saas

Neara creates engineering-grade, physics-enabled digital twins of electricity grids to help utilities understand challenges and optimize infrastructure investments.

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Compensation
Equity: significant equity component