Senior Techno-Economic Energy Analyst

About Us:

About Distributed Sun group

Distributed Sun (DSUN) is a clean energy infrastructure provider, proudly independent since 2009, that develops, finances, owns, and operates solar and battery storage projects across the community solar, commercial & industrial, and utility-scale markets. We’ve delivered groundbreaking systems – many the first of their kind – in 17 states. Being nimble, forward-thinking, creatively bold, and constructively challenging is in our DNA, and we look for those same qualities in our team. It’s how we’ve led and thrived for over 15 years. Join us, and you’ll be part of a curious, committed team accelerating the clean energy transition through smart infrastructure and bold ideas.

About truCurrent

truCurrent, a DSUN company, delivers end-to-end energy transition services for Fortune 500 companies and other leading enterprises. We develop and integrate distributed energy infrastructure, including microgrids and storage, aligned to regulatory and capital markets to deliver energy solutions at the grid edge. Our partners rely on truCurrent for energy transition roadmaps, development, and financing solutions that unlock economic, environmental, and operational gains. We help enterprises meet their energy goals with infrastructure that boosts resiliency, lowers fleet total cost of ownership (TCO), and optimizes energy use to align with business strategy.

DSUN is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.

Core Responsibilities

System Sizing & Optimization

• Develop DER configurations using optimization software tools.

• Size systems for peak shaving, demand charge management, energy arbitrage, capacity participation, ancillary services, demand response, and resilience requirements.

• Evaluate BTM vs FTM deployment strategies.

• Conduct multi-scenario and sensitivity analyses (load growth, tariff evolution, forward curves, degradation, etc.).

Revenue Stack & Market Analysis

• Model participation in U.S. ISO/RTO markets (PJM, ISO-NE, NYISO, ERCOT, CAISO).

• Model participation and quantify value streams including capacity (ICAP/UCAP), demand response, frequency regulation, reserves, energy arbitrage, and state-level DER compensation frameworks within ISO/RTOs nationwide.

• Model and analyze utility tariffs .

Microgrid & Customer Applications

• Support C&I and campus microgrid design.

• Support utility engagement conversations.

• Estimate resiliency value proposition of systems assessing critical loads and outage durations.

• Produce clear optimization outputs to support development and origination teams.

• Support go/no-go decisions through data-driven analysis.

• Interact with policy, development and finance teams to obtain necessary inputs for techno-economic analysis.

Attributes, Skillset & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Energy Systems, Economics, or related field.

• 4-8+ years’ experience in energy storage, DERs, or wholesale power markets.

• Direct experience using energy optimization tools for techno-economic microgrid analysis.

• Experience modeling BTM and/or FTM microgrid systems.

• Strong understanding of U.S. ISO/RTO markets, capacity and ancillary services structures, demand response programs, and utility tariff design.

• Advanced Excel skills; Python, VBA, or similar analytical tools preferred.

• Strong systems thinker integrating technical, market, and operational considerations.

• Detail-oriented with rigorous modeling discipline.

• Comfortable navigating evolving policy and tariff environments.

• Able to clearly communicate optimization logic and results to non-technical stakeholders.

• A proactive collaborator who works well across technical and commercial teams.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Bonus compensation plan
• Unit option award
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Health, dental, and vision benefits plan