Freelance Data Scientist/Machine Learning Engineer

For a scaling product customer, I am searching for a freelance Machine Learning Engineer with some exposure to Data Science to build a platform which optimizes large fleets of distributed energy resources turning them into flexible, grid-ready Virtual Power Plants.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing machine learning models for forecasting, optimization, and control of distributed energy assets
• Productionizing ML models: from research to robust, scalable, real-time systems
• Building and maintaining ML infrastructure and data pipelines (training, inference, monitoring, retraining)
• Collaborating closely with energy experts and product teams to translate real-world constraints into deployable algorithms
• Developing backend software that integrates AI models into their orchestration platform
• Improving system performance, reliability, and observability in mission-critical environments

Profile

• Solid experience as an Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Scientist, or Software Engineer with strong ML exposure
• Proven ability to deploy ML models into production systems, not just notebooks
• Good knowledge of Python, data & streaming, MLOps and cloud infrastructure
• Experience with time-series data, optimization problems, or real-time decision systems
• Exposure to Data Science
• A pragmatic mindset: you care about solutions that work in the real world
• Clear communication and a collaborative approach
• Experience in energy systems, energy data, IoT, or large-scale optimization is a bonus

Additional Details

SENIORITY: Medior/Senior

START DATE: March

DURATION: 12 Months

EXTENSION: Yes

CONTRACT: Freelance

LOCATION: Antwerp

ONSITE POLICY: ~2 days per week (or equivalent each month)

HOURS PER WEEK: 40

LANGUAGES: Fluent English

INTERVIEW PROCESS: 2 stages

If you are interested, please forward your updated resume to jay.kukoyi@vividresourcing.com to be considered.