Power Systems Planning Engineer II

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO); Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 87,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Vacation time

Sick time

Safe time

Job summary

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is seeking an Engineer II – Intermediate Planning to bridge long-term transmission planning and real-time operations. You’ll perform 18–24-month reliability studies and support Firm Service Step-Up and system upgrades, collaborating with planning, markets, and operations teams.

You’ll use PSS/E and TARA for studies, analyze results, and communicate findings to cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology.
• At least two (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.

Skills

Power system planning

PSS/E

TARA

Reliability analysis

Education

Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering Technology

Electronics Engineering Technology

Computer Engineering

Tools

PSS/E

TARA

Job description

Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is seeking an Engineer II – Intermediate Planning to bridge long-term transmission planning and real-time operations. You’ll perform 18–24-month reliability studies and support Firm Service Step-Up and system upgrades, collaborating with planning, markets, and operations teams.

You’ll use PSS/E and TARA for studies, analyze results, and communicate findings to cross-functional partners.