Moose AI - ON-1181
Project type: InnovationDesired discipline(s): Finance, Mathematical Sciences, Business, Social Sciences & Humanities, Economics
Company: JAZZ Solar Solutions Inc.
Project Length: 6 months to 1 year
Preferred start date: 04/01/2026
Language requirement: English
Location(s): Ottawa, ON, Canada
No. of positions: 1
Desired education level: Undergraduate/BachelorMaster'sPhD
Open to applicants registered at an institution outside of Canada: No
About the company:
JAZZ Solar Solutions Inc. (JAZZ) is a leader in providing renewable energy solutions namely for indigenous communities. JAZZ has worked closely with over 20 Ontario First Nations, farmers, schools, commercial businesses, and homeowners. JAZZ has developed over 500 solar PV projects, predominantly in Ontario, totalling more than 250 MW of utility-scale projects and Community Solar projects. JAZZ has delivered 10 Community Energy Plans for First Nations. These accomplishments have provided a wealth of knowledge, experience, and industry recognition. In fact, JAZZ, and Lac des Mille Lac First Nation (LDMLFN), won the 2017 Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) Game Changer Award for an innovative community project that integrated solar panels, a battery energy storage system with a hot water system. JAZZ, along with TTN, Oneida, Wiikwemkoong and LDMLFN won the 2021 OSEA award for best in class in renewable energy for First Nations Community Solar.
Describe the project.:
This project pursues the development of a microUtility Operating System platform (mU-OS, branded as Moose AI) aimed at helping First Nations take control and manage their energy demand and renewable energy resources, principally to reduce energy costs and help achieve energy self reliance. It simplifies the complexities of managing Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), namely solar and batteries. The Moose AI concept is unique in Canada and represents a groundbreaking advancement in energy management technology by enabling remote community leaders with limited to no energy management skill, to virtually manage through use of a mobile app. A commercialization strategy and execution plan needs to be developed for Moose AI as the development moves forward along the Technology Rediness Level scale. JAZZ requires assistance with developing the commercializaiton strategy that will entail the following key deliverables.
Commercialization Deliverables
1. Articulate the target market/market gap the app is aiming to fill.
2. Quantify the total addressable market on a regional, national, and global scale.
3. Develop a monetization model that hi-lights the subscription pricing tiers.
4. Define what constitutes the Minimum Sellable Product and gap analysis with Minimum Viable Product.
5. Develop a go to market strategy by identifying marketing plan, sales channels and establishing a budget. This can be a phased approach depending on target market and budget.
6. Develop a plan to scale the app to achieve a global reach.
General Requirements
1. Work with technical team to develop a plan to capture user feedback, future product development, and provide customer support and retention.
2. Community engagement and relationship support.
3. Participate in meetings with Indigenous community representatives, partners, and stakeholders.
4. Support meeting preparation and follow up action items.
5. Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to deliver on milestone objectives.
Required expertise/skills:
Developing a commercialization plan for Moose AI requires an individual with a degree of cross-disciplinary expertise spanning clean energy, digital technology commercialization, and high level insight into indigenous economic development.
Ideally, this person understands Canadian energy markets and regulation with a focus on the Ontario market, particularly how distributed energy resources, micro-grids, and rural utility models operate in remote and First Nations contexts. They should be able to translate technical capabilities into viable deployment pathways within varying provincial policies and utility frameworks.
A willingness to work with First Nations communities is a requisite. The individual will gain insight into community governance, energy sovereignty, data sovereignty, and culturally appropriate engagement. The individual must be able to shape business models that support local ownership, long-term capacity building, and trust.
The individual also needs technology commercialization expertise, especially with SaaS, AI-enabled platforms, and smart-grid or DERMS solutions. This includes defining value propositions, pricing models, partnership strategies, pilot-to-scale pathways, and product positioning for non-technical users.
Finally, the individual should understand public funding, clean energy incentives, and blended finance, enabling alignment between Moose AI’s revenue strategy and grants or infrastructure funding streams that support innovation and community energy resilience.
