Electrical Engineer III - Operations Planning FRES

MISO; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 109,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Vacation and sick time

Safe time

Job summary

MISO is seeking a qualified Electrical Engineer to join Operations Planning, entering and coordinating outage information with CROW and building near-term models of the power system. You will analyze performance issues, prepare comprehensive reports, and collaborate across service lines to support reliability and contingency planning.

Responsibilities include leading planning analyses, making cross-department decisions on design and scheduling, and developing operating guides for both normal and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in an ISO/RTO, utility, transmission owner, or balancing authority environment.
• Proficiency with power system analysis tools such as EMS, PSSE, TARA, or similar.
• Knowledge of NERC Reliability Standards, operating procedures, and outage coordination processes.
• Experience developing operating plans, conducting reliability assessments, and collaborating across teams.
• Technical skills including steady-state simulation, transient stability (preferred), Python/SQL/VBA scripting, and understanding of NERC/FERC compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Utilize CROW to enter, modify, and communicate outage-related information.
• Build near-term models of the MISO Power System to support power flow, contingency, and stability analysis.
• Evaluate system performance issues and prepare reports on transmission limitations, forecast assumptions, congestion management, and mitigation planning across multiple timeframes.
• Lead operational planning analysis and collaborate with various service line groups.
• Make decisions affecting project design, scheduling, and completion across departments.
• Develop, review, and support the implementation of operating guides, agreements, and procedures for normal and abnormal conditions.

Skills

Power system analysis

Outage coordination

Team collaboration

Python scripting

SQL scripting

NERC/FERC compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EMS

PSSE

TARA

Python

SQL

VBA

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilize CROW to enter, modify, and communicate outage-related information.
• Build near-term models of the MISO Power System to support power flow, contingency, and stability analysis.
• Evaluate system performance issues and prepare reports on transmission limitations, forecast assumptions, congestion management, and mitigation planning across multiple timeframes.
• Lead operational planning analysis and collaborate with various service line groups.
• Make decisions affecting project design, scheduling, and completion across departments.
• Develop, review, and support the implementation of operating guides, agreements, and procedures for normal and abnormal conditions.

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in an ISO/RTO, utility, transmission owner, or balancing authority environment.
• Proficiency with power system analysis tools such as EMS, PSSE, TARA, or similar.
• Knowledge of NERC Reliability Standards, operating procedures, and outage coordination processes.
• Experience developing operating plans, conducting reliability assessments, and collaborating across teams.
• Technical skills including steady-state simulation, transient stability (preferred), Python/SQL/VBA scripting, and understanding of NERC/FERC compliance requirements.

What Success Looks Like

Individuals who thrive in this role are curious, analytical problem-solvers with strong power system knowledge. They excel at prioritizing under pressure, communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical groups, and building productive partnerships. After one year, success looks like independently performing reliability assessments, delivering high-quality studies on schedule, contributing to operating guideline development, and being recognized as a trusted technical resource within Operations Planning. You will also need to be able to work a rotating 12-hour shift schedule with no overnights.

Appropriate level will be determined based upon experience and knowledge.

See what MISO is all about!

MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. Through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million people. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future - it's what our immensely talented and dedicated team does every day.

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $109,000.00 - $134,000.00 USD annually. Base salary range for this position is included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, and qualifications/experience.

Position is also eligible for an annual bonus if individual performance and company objectives are met. At MISO we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 401k, vacation, sick and safe time, available on your first day of employment.

For more info about MISO, check out our video

MISO, What We Do

Qualifications

Education

Bachelors of Electrical Engineering (required)

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