Electrical Engineer II – Grid Planning & Reliability

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO); Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 87,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401k plan

Vacation & Sick time

Job summary

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) seeks an Engineer II – Intermediate Planning to support the 18–24-month planning horizon, performing power system studies to develop transmission and reliability solutions for large-load step-up needs and grid readiness.

You will collaborate with Planning, Markets, Operations and Generator Interconnection teams, advancing technical knowledge and independent contribution within MISO’s transmission planning framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or better in relevant engineering fields.
• 2 years of related power system planning or operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform Intermediate Planning studies across the 18–24-month horizon, supporting Firm Service Step-Up analyses and recommendations tied to system upgrades and readiness milestones.
• Conduct power system studies using tools such as PSS/E and TARA, including power flow modeling, contingency analysis, transfer analysis, transient and voltage stability, and other reliability assessments.
• Analyze study results, identify potential reliability concerns, and contribute to the development of practical solutions that make effective use of the existing transmission system.
• Support coordination of study assumptions, inputs, and results with teams across Expansion Planning, Generator Interconnection, Load Integration, Markets, Forward Operations, Operations, and Resource Adequacy.

Education

Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology

Electronics Engineering Technology

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Job description

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) seeks an Engineer II – Intermediate Planning to support the 18–24-month planning horizon, performing power system studies to develop transmission and reliability solutions for large-load step-up needs and grid readiness.

You will collaborate with Planning, Markets, Operations and Generator Interconnection teams, advancing technical knowledge and independent contribution within MISO’s transmission planning framework.