Grid Interconnection Engineer: Power Systems & ISO Projects

Luminant; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Corporate Services Company in Irving, Texas is seeking an Engineer – Grid Integration and Interconnection to support a growing portfolio of large load and generator interconnections in the development organization. You will prepare and manage interconnection applications and studies across ISO regions to identify optimal POI locations and estimate upgrade costs.

The role requires teamwork, meeting ISO deadlines, and experience with load flow, stability and short-circuit analyses using

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 4+ years of experience in transmission/interconnection in one or more ISO regions with prior interconnection experience for ISOs such as CAISO, MISO, ERCOT, NYISO, PJM, SPP and ISO-NE.
• 4+ years of load flow, dynamic analysis, and short-circuit studies using PowerGEM TARA, PSS/E, PSLF, DSATools and ASPEN/CAPE.
• Experience performing injection, deliverability and available transfer capability studies.
• Understanding of LMP, congestion risk, and basis risk is a plus.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; strong teamwork and ability to meet timelines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage new interconnection applications for large-load interconnection, generator interconnections, uprates, and related modifications.
• Support steady-state power flow, dynamic stability models, short circuit, SSO studies, PSCAD models, and substation diagrams.
• Analyze optimal POI locations, switching, protection schemes, system impact and stability studies for interconnection.
• Develop and manage study models and perform injection, deliverability and transmission studies to determine constraints and upgrade costs.
• Review ISO/Utilities interconnection queues and transmission expansion plans for opportunities.
• Assess LMP, congestion risk and basis risk relevant to interconnections.
• Follow ISOs/Utilities and NERC standards for interconnection processes.

Skills

Power system analysis

Interconnection studies

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PowerGEM TARA

PSS/E

PSLF

DSATools

ASPEN/CAPE

Job description

Vistra Corporate Services Company in Irving, Texas is seeking an Engineer – Grid Integration and Interconnection to support a growing portfolio of large load and generator interconnections in the development organization. You will prepare and manage interconnection applications and studies across ISO regions to identify optimal POI locations and estimate upgrade costs.

The role requires teamwork, meeting ISO deadlines, and experience with load flow, stability and short-circuit analyses using