Developer Operations Engineer Intern Jobs in Bellingham, WA

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• Defines, maintains, and evolves standard modeling frameworks, structures, and requirements for enterprise planning and optimization tools (e.g., Aspen PIMS, Aspen APS, Aspen PSCP, AIMMS), in partnership with the Operations Research team.

• Works closely with planning, scheduling, and optimization teams to align model structures, assumptions, and configurations with approved standards.

• Leads efforts to harmonize model logic, constraints, and inputs across regions and assets to enable consistency, comparability, and scalability.

• Provides technical guidance and handson support during deployment and configuration of standardized models at regional and asset levels.

• Ensures model configurations comply with approved technical standards, coordinating with governance and standards coordination roles for formal changecontrol routing and documentation.

• Participates in model exception and deviation reviews, providing technical analysis and recommendations for resolution or escalation through governance channels.

• Documents model assumptions, configurations, constraints, and decision logic to support transparency, auditability, and repeatability.

• Identifies opportunities to improve model robustness, maintainability, and performance within established standardization frameworks, escalating ideas that require nonstandard approaches to the innovation team.

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or a related field.

• Four (4) or more years of experience working with planning and optimization models in tools such as Aspen PIMS, Aspen APS, Aspen PSCP, AIMMS, or similar platforms.

• Optimization Modeling & Platforms - Deep technical expertise in enterprise planning and optimization tools and their underlying modeling constructs.

• Standards & ChangeControl Discipline - Strong ability to apply and maintain standards, version control, and changecontrol rigor in technical environments.

• Systems & Model Integration - Ability to understand endtoend model interdependencies and ensure consistency across complex systems.

• Technical Collaboration - Effective at working with planners, schedulers, optimization teams, and Operations Research partners to resolve model issues and align on standards.

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