OATI Career Opportunities
Welcome to Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI), where your career journey is in constant motion. Our team members bring expertise spanning various industries and technological domains. Combining the agility inherent in innovation with the stability of our 29-year history, OATI has cultivated a nurturing and fulfilling culture. Collaboration is central to our work culture, empowering every individual to surpass their designated roles and explore new horizons. If you seek a dynamic, stimulating, and gratifying career path, OATI awaits your talents!
If you have any questions, please contact hr@oati.net.
Job Postings
Administrative & Finance
Project Coordinator
OATI is seeking business professionals for Project Coordinator positions to assist in coordinating project deployments within the energy industry. These roles require demonstrated proficiency in communication, attention to detail, organizational skills, and a solid understanding of project structuring, planning, and implementation. Successful candidates will play a key role in managing customer, vendor, and internal projects, including various administrative functions. In addition to contributing to cutting-edge industry initiatives, these positions offer significant advancement opportunities within a dynamic, fast-paced environment. The starting salary range for the role ranges from $55,000.00 – $80,000.00.
Job responsibilities include:
- Provide administrative functions and support to project teams
- Provide administrative functions to other groups in the organization including processing documentation as needed
- Participate in various solution project teams, providing support to the project team leader
- Actively support, track, and monitor project communication and activities
- Compile and track data and documentation for specific projects
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field, such as business and project management
- Experience in a software application is a plus
- 2+ years of experience as a Project Coordinator or similar role
- Bilingual preferred (Spanish)
- Experience demonstrating excellent written communication abilities
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft® Office Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to acquire new skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to coordinate multiple assignments
- Excellent teamwork, work independently, creative/good level of initiative, good sense of ownership
- Acceptable background investigation report
- Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future
- Local to MN
Staff Accountant
OATI has immediate openings for Staff Accountant, part-time and full-time positions. A successful candidate will be self-motivated, highly organized, and have a desire to learn and diversify their skill set. The starting salary range for the role ranges from $50,000 – $70,000 per year.
Responsibilities include:
- Accounts Receivable
- Prepare customer invoices and statements
- Apply customer payments
- Reconcile and adjust customer accounts including debit and credit memos
- Professionally interact with customers, OATI managers, and other stakeholders to resolve issues and collect overdue balances
- Accounts Payable
- Process requisitions and purchase orders to ensure proper approval, coding, and entry into the accounting system
- Professionally interact with vendors, OATI departments, and other stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure payment as per terms
- General accounting
- General ledger entries
- Account reconciliations
- Assist with month-end close
- Fixed Asset accounting
- Research, resolve and communicate the resolution of a variety of routine internal and external inquiries and discrepancies concerning account status
- Assist with financial audits
- Assist in ad hoc projects as needed
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Minimum of associate’s degree in accounting or finance
- Minimum of 2 – 3 years of accounting experience required
- Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under deadlines; a sense of urgency and strong organizational skills
- Must have good PC skills, especially in Microsoft® Excel®, Word®, and other Microsoft® Windows products
- Experience with accounting software packages and processes – Sage products a plus
- Must have good math skills
- Acceptable background investigation report
- U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
- Able to work on-site
Customer Support
Engineering and Software Development
AI Solutions Architect
The Open Access Technology International (OATI) is seeking highly motivated individuals to join our team of AI researchers focused on power systems. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain practical experience working on real-world AI applications alongside leading experts in the energy sector. The starting salary for this role ranges from $100k – $175k per year, commensurate with experience.
Our team is tackling critical challenges in electric power system operations using Artificial Intelligence.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct research on specific AI problems critical to power system operations, leveraging OATI’s vast datasets spanning decades (e.g., forecasting load, wholesale electricity market prices, renewable energy generation; optimizing grid reliability, resiliency, and stability; signature analysis and anomaly detection).
- Architect and lead the development of enterprise-grade AI platform that integrates advanced generative AI and LLM technologies.
- Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) frameworks to enhance AI model knowledge retrieval and contextual understanding.
- Develop and deploy agentic AI systems capable of autonomous decision-making and multi-agent collaboration.
- Build and optimize neural network models tailored to use cases in the energy/power systems industry ensuring high performance and scalability.
- Lead the design of multi-agent model architectures to enable complex workflows and interactions between AI agents.
- Implement and standardize Model Context Protocol based communication to ensure consistent context management across AI models and agents.
- Develop and implement machine learning models using popular frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) to analyze and extract meaningful insights from power system data.
- Participate in the full research cycle, including literature review, data exploration, experimentation, analysis, and presentation of findings.
- Collaborate effectively with other researchers, engineers, and data scientists.
- Stay up-to-date on the latest AI research and industry trends, driving continuous innovation and adoption of best practices.
- Contribute to the development and documentation of technical code.
Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field; PhD preferred.
Technical Skills:
- Proven expertise with Large Language Models (e.g., LLAMA, BERT) and generative AI technologies.
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems.
- Deep knowledge of agentic AI frameworks and multi-agent system design.
- Strong background in neural network architectures, including transformers and other models.
- Familiarity of Model Context Protocol and best practices for managing AI model context and state.
- Proficiency in Python and relevant AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate complex AI concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong foundation in machine learning concepts, including algorithms (e.g., deep learning, reinforcement learning) and statistical methods.
- Experience with AI system security, compliance, and ethical AI considerations.
- Knowledge of natural language processing (NLP) pipelines and data engineering.
- Familiarity with conversational AI and chat bot frameworks.
- Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
- Familiarity with SQL and No-SQL database engines is a plus.
Research and Project Experience:
- Experience conducting independent research or working on AI-related projects.
- (For Ph.D. students) A strong publication record demonstrating research experience.
- (For Master’s students) Experience conducting independent research or working on AI-related projects.
Other Skills:
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to tackle complex problems.
- Strong communication skills to present research findings and collaborate effectively within a team
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
- A passion for research and development in the field of AI and a strong interest in the power sector.
Benefits:
- Gain valuable experience working on real-world AI projects with a significant impact on the future of power systems.
- Work alongside leading experts in AI and the energy sector.
- Potential for co-authorship on research publications (depending on contribution).
- Opportunity to develop your research skills and expertise in a rapidly evolving field.
- Be part of a dynamic and collaborative research team working on a critical global challenge.
Microgrid Controls Engineer
Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI), an innovative Minnesota-based technology company, is seeking a Microgrid Controls Engineer to work in the design, programming, and deployment/testing of microgrid systems. OATI’s Microgrid group is growing fast, and looking to add additional qualified staff to the team.
Microgrids are an exciting part of the new smart grid. They are electrical systems with the ability to generate their own power, disconnect and reconnect with the grid, and perform services to aid the greater power grid when they are grid-tied. These systems provide benefits such as greener power supply, resilient power through catastrophic events, and financial benefits to the system owners.
This position will involve the following tasks/responsibilities:
- Working with OATI software teams to develop, deploy, and test microgrid control platforms.
- Configuring and testing OATI’s software-based microgrid control platform.
- Programming SEL RTACs (Real-Time Automation Controllers) to perform ancillary functions, along-side OATI’s software based microgrid control platform.
- Supporting customers in troubleshooting SEL relays, meters, recloser controllers, etc.
- Designing control networks and infrastructure to perform communications at microgrid sites.
- Field implementation, commissioning and troubleshooting of new microgrid sites.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor or Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering (Technology), or Computer Science – OR equivalent experience
- Experience and knowledge with AC power, 3-phase AC power, real/reactive/apparent power, metering
- Experience with automation technology and/or any type of computer coding
- Valid US driver’s license
- U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
- Local to MN
Prior experience with the following technology is a plus but not required
- Automation protocols such as Modbus/TCP, DNP3/IP, SEL protocol
- Networking design and fundamentals such as IP addressing, IP subnets, IP protocols
- Experience programming automation controllers (e.g. SEL RTAC or other IEC 61131-3 style)
- Cogeneration, Microgrids, renewable energy, energy storage
- Linux – at least basic operational skills
- General scripting/coding in computing systems
- Experience with Relays, Meters, Switchboards, Transformers, and other electrical gear
- Knowledge of electric utility operations
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Can interpret engineering diagrams
- Ability to analyze AC power dynamics and provide corrective input to solve problems
- Ability to investigate, learn, and analyze independently
- Ability to troubleshoot system and controls issues
- Detail, quality, and documentation oriented personality
- Highly motivated and a self-starter
- Ability to travel as required (<10%)
Sr. Software Developer
Position Overview:
OATI is seeking experienced Software Developers to build innovative, smart, and complex applications for openings in Minneapolis, MN. Successful candidates will possess a strong understanding of requirement specifications and software design, enabling them to write efficient and high-quality code in both existing and new modules. This role requires the ability to adhere to coding standards while ensuring the development of high-quality software. The starting salary for this role ranges from $70,000 – $125,000 per year.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering with an emphasis on power generation, transmission, and/or distribution systems.
- Experience:
- .NET & Microsoft SQL Server: Designed, developed, and maintained scalable enterprise applications using the .NET framework.
- Java & Spring Boot: Led the development of microservices and backend applications using Java and Spring Boot. Integrated with multiple data sources and external services, ensuring high availability and scalability.
- MongoDB & PostgreSQL: Designed and implemented database solutions with MongoDB for NoSQL requirements and PostgreSQL for relational database systems.
- Web Services & REST APIs: Architected and developed RESTful APIs to facilitate seamless communication between front-end and back-end systems.
- Collaborative Development: Actively participated in agile development cycles, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and code reviews. Utilized version control systems like Git or DevOps for source code management and collaborated in cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.
- Performance Optimization & Troubleshooting: Used profiling and debugging tools to troubleshoot and optimize application performance across the .NET, Java, and database tiers.
- Documentation & Best Practices: Maintained detailed documentation for code, databases, and APIs. Adhered to industry best practices for secure coding, code reviews, and design patterns.
- Knowledge & additional exposure: working with various power systems applications, including:
- Distribution system design
- Distribution protection systems
- Automatic Generation Control (AGC)
- Load and generation forecasting
- Scheduling and optimization
- Power system analysis (Model Building, Power Flow, Optimal Power Flow, Contingency Analysis, State Estimation)
- Strong understanding of electricity markets.
- Familiarity with communications and message payload standards and protocols, such as OpenADR, IEEE 2030.5, CIM, ICCP, DNP3, Modbus, and others.
- Collaboration: Ability to be a team player and collaborate effectively with other team members.
- Location: Willingness to relocate to Minneapolis, MN.
If you’re ready to contribute to a growing team that leads in innovation within the power systems industry, apply today to join OATI!
IT
Senior Linux System Administrator
Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) is seeking an experienced Senior Linux System Administrator to join our team. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on experience in Linux system administration, system design, and network management. You will play a critical role in designing, deploying, and managing enterprise-level infrastructure while ensuring the optimal performance, security and scalability of our systems. The starting salary for this role ranges from $87,200 – $155,000 per year commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities:
- System Design & Network Architecture:
- Design and implement scalable and secure Linux-based infrastructures.
- Develop and maintain network architectures that support business objectives.
- Linux OS Management:
- Install, configure, and manage multiple Linux distributions (e.g., Alma Linux).
- Perform system upgrades and patches to maintain optimal system performance and security.
- Virtualization & VM Management:
- Create, manage, and troubleshoot Virtual Machines (VMs) in VMware, Proxmox or other virtualization platforms.
- Ensure high availability and fault tolerance across VM deployments.
- Database Clusters Management:
- Create, configure, and manage database clusters for MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and other relational/non-relational databases.
- Implement clustering strategies for high availability and disaster recovery.
- Component & Service Deployment:
- Deploy, manage, and monitor layered services like Kafka, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
- Ensure the smooth deployment of applications and services in production environments.
- Automation & Configuration Management:
- Develop and implement automation scripts using tools like Ansible to deploy and manage systems and applications at scale.
- Optimize infrastructure management processes to reduce manual intervention and errors.
- System Monitoring & Optimization:
- Monitor system health, troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, and implement solutions to optimize resource usage.
- Use monitoring tools and logs to proactively identify and resolve system issues.
- Collaboration & Documentation:
- Collaborate with software engineers, network engineers, and security teams to ensure the proper integration of systems and services.
- Document processes, architecture, configurations, and troubleshooting steps to maintain consistent, reliable systems.
Qualifications:
- Experience:
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in Linux system administration with strong expertise in system design and network management.
- Experience managing large-scale, high-availability infrastructures with complex service deployments.
- Technical Skills:
- Strong experience with Linux OS installation, configuration, and administration.
- Expertise in VM creation and management (e.g., VMware, KVM, VirtualBox).
- Experience with database cluster deployment and management for MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or similar.
- Familiarity with distributed systems and component-based architectures (e.g., Kafka).
- Ansible experience for configuration management and automation.
- Networking:
- Strong understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, VPNs, load balancing, and troubleshooting.
- Scripting & Automation:
- Experience with Bash, Python, or other scripting languages to automate tasks and improve efficiency.
- Tools & Technologies:
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Icinga, Grafana, or similar.
- Soft Skills:
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and in a team.
- A proactive approach to learning and staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry best practices.
- Valid U.S. driver’s license
- Acceptable background investigation report
- U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
- Local to MN
Sr. Network Administrator
OATI IT Network team is growing and we’re looking for qualified candidates to fill the Sr. Network Administrator position. OATI Network Administrators work with other members of the IT Department to support all aspects of the Network Infrastructure. A successful candidate will have experience working with network infrastructure devices and protocols, and a proven ability to deploy and maintain solutions supporting high-availability network infrastructures. Candidates must be highly motivated and will be required to respond to and provide resolutions to problems on a timely basis. This position involves the planning, configuring, managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting of a variety of network systems.
Working as part of a team you may be required to perform these tasks on: switches, routers, load balancers, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, IP telephony systems, wireless network devices, VPN devices, and other supporting LAN/WAN infrastructure components. Candidates with extensive experience deploying and maintaining IT infrastructure are highly encouraged to apply. The starting salary for this role ranges from $85,000 – $135,000 per year commensurate with experience.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience and/or one/multiple industry certifications/degrees:
- Cisco-CCNP
- F5-CA/CTS
- Arista-ACE/ALE/APE
- CompTIA-Network+/Security+
- Aruba-ACMA/ACMP/ACSA/ACSP
- Wireshark-WCNA
- A.S./A.A.S in Information Technology, Network Administration, Computer Science, or related field; Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 24/7 availability as part of an on-call rotation
- Valid U.S. driver’s license
- Acceptable background investigation report
- U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
- Local to MN
Preferred Skills in One or More Areas:
- Cisco routing, including experience with dynamic routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF)
- Cisco switching, including an understanding of VLANs, trunking, and spanning-tree
- Building and supporting Cisco ASA and/or Palo Alto firewalls
- Cisco voice network solutions including: Call Manager, Unity, and Jabber
- Support and troubleshoot wireless network technologies (Cisco and Aruba preferred)
- Troubleshooting connection issues on data circuits (T1, T3, Metro Ethernet)
- Using network monitoring tools to identify and respond to network related problems
- HP/Aruba switching
- Arista switching
- Experience deploying or supporting F5 load balancing solutions (LTM/DNS)
- Support of remote access VPN solutions
- Experience working with various IDS/IPS platforms
- Support of Cisco ACS or ISE authentication systems
- Knowledge and capability with Wireshark for packet capturing and analysis
Project Management
Associate Project Manager
OATI Associate Project Manager 2-4 Years Direct Experience required
OATI is seeking business and operations professionals for positions as Associate Project Managers who are responsible for assisting in managing mission-critical software application deployments within the energy industry. These positions require demonstrated proficiency in communication, problem analysis, and the ability to review and understand industry business practices and standards. The successful candidates will assist in guiding customer-facing projects that feature software solutions for utility clients responsible for managing electrical grid system operations. OATI professionals lead client and vendor teams responsible for the development and delivery of OATI regulatory, compliance, transmission, energy trading, transmission scheduling, energy accounting, settlement, and smart grid solutions. These positions provide opportunities in a fast-paced environment to work on the latest industry initiatives and the inherent growth opportunities. Bachelor’s degree is required, however adequate industry work experience in system operations and IT will also be considered. The starting salary for this position ranges from $55,000 to $75,000 per year.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree with 2-4 years of direct experience.
- Strong analytical and communication skills
- Ability to acquire new skills
- Infrequent travel required
- Acceptable background investigation report
- U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
- Local to MN
The Following Qualifications Are an Advantage:
- Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school
- Working knowledge of legal aspects of compliance and regulatory standards
- Working knowledge of FERC, NERC, and NAESB regulations and standards
- Understanding of the software development process
- Energy industry knowledge
- Industry work experience in system operations and IT
Senior Project Manager
OATI Project Manager– 5+ Years’ Experience required
OATI is seeking engineers and business professionals for positions as Project Managers who are responsible for assisting in managing complex software application deployments within the energy industry. These positions require demonstrated proficiency in communication, problem analysis, and the ability to review and understand energy industry business practices and standards. The successful candidates will guide customer-facing projects that feature software solutions for utility clients responsible for managing energy system operations and emerging renewable and distributed resource technologies. OATI professionals lead client and vendor teams responsible for the development and delivery of OATI industry-leading solutions for smart grid, transmission, energy trading, transmission scheduling, energy accounting, and settlement applications. These positions provide opportunities in a fast-paced environment to work on the latest industry initiatives and the inherent growth opportunities. The starting salary range for the role ranges from $85,000 to $150,000.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or computer science, or a related field, Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school or Master’s degree in project management or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 years of energy industry experience in operations, planning, trading, or Information Technology
- Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to acquire new skills
- Acceptable background investigation report
- Demonstrated career progression in technical, management, and personal growth
- U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
The Following Qualifications Are an Advantage:
- Working knowledge of FERC, NERC, and NAESB regulations and standards (a plus)
- Understanding of the software development process
- Spanish language proficiency
- Legal and/or Policy experience
- Working knowledge of legal aspects of compliance and regulatory standards
Sales and Marketing
Sales Account Executive Reliability
Join a dynamic sales team as an Account Executive supporting both new sales to current and future customers. A successful candidate will identify, strategize and execute plans to advance the use of OATI products with current customers. The starting salary range for the role ranges from $100,000.00 – $200,000.
Key focus areas include:
- Electric Reliability
- Power Transmission
- Bulk Power transaction management
OATI is seeking a highly motivated Account Executive for Software Sales. This is a sales role that will focus on identifying new market segment opportunities, new customers, growing existing accounts and driving the expansion of OATI solution sales. The Account Executive participates in a team-selling environment, providing the customer with a primary point of contact within OATI. Responsibilities include facilitating successful relations with customers, all sales activities, including: industry analysis, identifying new customers and new opportunities, building customer relationships, sales presentations and demonstrations, customer consultation, and proposal responsibility.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Have a minimum of five years of experience in at least one of the following areas:
- System Operations
- Transmission Management
- A BS/BA degree from an accredited 4 year university is required
- Software Sales Experience desired but not required
- Customer Sales and Support
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Acceptable background investigation report
- U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
- Ability to travel (travel required)
OATI offers full time employment with competitive salary and benefits, including 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, and excellent health and dental insurance programs. OATI prides itself on providing a stable, supportive environment for career development with opportunities for future growth and promotion within the company. Applicants must be self-motivated, energetic, and willing to work in a team-oriented company.
Smart Grid Sales Account Executive
Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs) and large Municipal Owned Utilities (MOUs) are actively seeking DERMS solutions to effectively incorporate and optimize Distributed Energy Resources (DER) (e.g. solar PVs, energy storage batteries, customer-owned generators, etc.), and Demand Response (DR) asset (e.g. smart thermostats, irrigation pumps, etc.) strategies into their grid operations for cost savings, greater grid resiliency, and carbon emissions reductions.
OATI is seeking highly motivated sales hunters and results-orientated individuals responsible for generating revenue for OATI’s industry-leading Grid Modernization solutions that includes a high field-proven and comprehensive DERMS solution for DR/DER management, among other solutions. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from $100,000 to $200,000, based on experience.
Successful candidates will possess an aggressive and strategic prospecting skill set and a consultative approach to sales with a passion for technology. This position is responsible for developing an annual territory sales plan and identifying specific actions to achieve assigned targets/goals and quotas.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related discipline
- Experience and/or knowledge with DERMS, demand management, DERs, smart thermostat programs and technology
- Minimum of 10 years of sales experience or equivalent, including exposure to utility/distribution industry, and directly with IOUs and MOUs being highly preferred
- Willingness to do extensive customer research, outreach and travel.
- Understanding and or willingness to learn about the impacts of and opportunities created by FERC order 2222
- Proven success identifying and closing new business
- Ability to build and manage a large, multi-year pipeline
- Strong ability to work in a team environment
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills: both written and verbal
- Fully skilled with standard desktop tools
- U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
Other Requirements:
- Travel: Expected 50%+
- Acceptable background investigation report
- All prospective employees are required to provide a minimum of one relevant work reference
OATI offers full-time employment with competitive salary and benefits, including a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, and excellent health and dental insurance programs. OATI prides itself on providing a stable, supportive environment for career development with opportunities for future growth and promotion within the company. Applicants must be self-motivated, energetic, and willing to work in a team-oriented company.
OATI is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, marital status, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status regarding public assistance, or protected Veteran status.
OATI is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Personnel Services Department at 763.201.2000 x 1262 or hr@oati.net.