Renewable Energy Engineer

Overview

Handshake is looking for renewable energy and microgrid engineering professionals to support AI research through flexible, hourly contract work. This is not a traditional job. You'll draw on your hands-on experience with renewable energy modeling, microgrid design, and asset performance analysis to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand renewable energy engineering workflows and practices.

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside anything else you have going on.

Details

This project involves using your professional experience and hands-on knowledge of the tools you use in your daily work to create expert-level training data and evaluate AI-generated responses for accuracy and relevance. No prior AI experience required.

Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project.

Placement depends on current project needs, with opportunities to be considered for future projects as they become available.

Qualifications

At least 2 years of professional experience in renewable energy engineering, microgrid design, or asset performance, in roles such as:

Microgrid Engineer or Renewable Energy Engineer

Solar Engineer or Renewable Energy Modeler

Digital Twin Engineer or Asset Performance Manager

Or equivalent roles in the energy industry

Hands-on experience with one or more of the following tools:

HOMER Pro

SAM

GE Digital Twin

Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and asynchronously with AI research teams.