Electrical Engineer III — Power Systems Planning & Reliability

Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc.; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 109,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. seeks an electrical engineer to support outage coordination and system analyses. You will enter and modify outage information, build near-term models, and prepare performance reports.

You will lead operational planning, collaborate across service lines, and help develop operating guides and procedures for normal and abnormal conditions. The base salary range is $109,000.00 - $134,000.00 USD annually, with eligibility for an annual bonus 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, PSSÊE, TARA, or similar.
• Knowledge of NERC Reliability Standards, operating procedures, and outage coordination processes.
• Experience developing operating plans, 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

Steady-state simulation

Transient stability

Python scripting

SQL scripting

VBA scripting

NERC/FERC compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EMS

PSS/E

TARA

Job description

Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. seeks an electrical engineer to support outage coordination and system analyses. You will enter and modify outage information, build near-term models, and prepare performance reports.

You will lead operational planning, collaborate across service lines, and help develop operating guides and procedures for normal and abnormal conditions. The base salary range is $109,000.00 - $134,000.00 USD annually, with eligibility for an annual bonus and