Senior Applied AI Engineer
ISO New England Inc. · Holyoke, MA
$141,000–$171,000from the description
Jun 28, 2026
Holyoke, MA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A research and development role focused on building and deploying production-grade AI and machine learning systems for power grid applications at a regional grid operator. Day-to-day work spans designing generative AI and agent-based tools, running large-scale simulations on cloud platforms, and partnering with internal teams across operations, planning, and markets to identify and deliver AI-driven solutions. Best suited to someone with a background in both power systems engineering and applied AI/ML.
Senior level · 3+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Master's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 530 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 220–800
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $166,090 (middle half $131,880–$183,740). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The JD requires a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with focus on power systems and AI; a PhD is preferred but not required — Master's is the hard gate.
Two separate 3+ year experience gates are stated: one for power system operations/planning/engineering, and one for developing and deploying AI/ML solutions in production. The overall years minimum is set to 3 to reflect the lower bound of these parallel requirements, not a single additive total.
Cloud platform experience is required ('Knowledge and user experience in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP') — the 'such as' qualifier means the capability is gated but the specific platform is interchangeable; AWS is listed first with Azure and GCP as alternatives.
Power systems domain knowledge (RTO/ISO processes) is listed as a hard requirement alongside AI/ML engineering — this dual-domain expectation is the defining characteristic of the role and informed the SOC choice. 15-2051 (Data Scientists) is noted as a runner-up given the ML modeling emphasis.
Power system simulation tools (PSS/E, PSCAD, PowerWorld, DSATools), generative AI/LLM applications, agent-based architectures, and MLOps practices all appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are marked accordingly.
The role is hybrid (3 days/week onsite) at ISO New England's facility in Holyoke, MA (greater Springfield area) or their Waltham, MA office — the CBSA is set to Boston-Cambridge-Newton as ISO New England's primary metro; the posting does not specify which office.
The posting explicitly states this employer will not sponsor work visas for this position.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): power systems engineering.
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