Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) · 4 hours ago
AI Engineer
Carmel, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$168K/yr - $193K/yr
3+ years expMidcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is hiring an AI Engineer to build and scale AI-powered solutions that influence power grid operations. The role involves applying artificial intelligence and cloud-native technologies to enhance grid reliability and enable smarter decision-making in a complex energy system.
Electrical DistributionEnergyNon Profit
Responsibilities
Building AI that matters - designing, prototyping, and deploying machine learning, generative AI, and intelligent agent solutions that directly support grid reliability and smarter decision-making
Experimenting at the edge of what’s next, testing emerging tools, frameworks, and APIs (like OpenAI, Hugging Face, and Vertex AI), and helping to shape recommendations for how AI is used across MISO
Turning ideas into reality by collaborating in fast-paced ideation sessions to create prototypes, minimum viable products (MVPs), and scalable solutions that move from concept to production
Enabling AI at scale helping design and evolve the AI platforms and pipelines that power both batch and real-time inference, making advanced techniques accessible to data scientists and engineers
Growing MISO as an AI leader, staying current on the latest advancements in AI and share insights with teammates and stakeholders, influencing how emerging technologies are adopted across the organization
Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, data engineers, and software engineers to produce AI solutions, helping bring emerging technologies into a mission-critical energy environment
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics or related field
3+ years of real-world experience building AI or machine learning
Hands-on experience working with generative AI and large language models like prompt engineering, fine-tuning models, building Retrieval-Enhanced Generations (REG) pipelines, or experimenting with agent frameworks
Actual development in Retrieval-Enhanced Generation (REG) and Generative AI in an industry setting
Strong programming skills in Python and R (including libraries like scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow for machine learning development)
Hands-on experience designing and building scalable APIs (REST; gRPC)
Experience integrating AI/LLM tools such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, or Anthropic APIs into applications
Familiarity with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and deploying applications in containerized environments (Docker; Kubernetes awareness)
Benefits
401k
Vacation
Sick and safe time
Company
Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
MISO is the electric grid operator for the central United States.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Melissa Brown
Senior Vice President and CFO
Andre Porter
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel
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