Senior Engineer - Energy Market Analysis

Electric Power Engineers, LLC; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

MyShare Employee Ownership Program

401K with 4% match

Job summary

Electric Power Engineers, LLC is seeking a senior Power Systems Engineer to lead curtailment, LMP, and SCED studies across ERCOT. You will operate with minimal supervision, manage complex technical analyses, oversee processes, and mentor a team of power system engineers.

Deep expertise in wholesale electricity markets and modeling is required. You will collaborate with internal teams, support business development, and represent EPE at meetings and conferences, emphasizing client communication

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Power Systems Engineer in generation and transmission interconnection.
• Deep expertise in wholesale electricity markets and ERCOT familiarity.
• Strong modeling capabilities: load flow, LMP, SCED analysis.
• Excellent client-facing communication and leadership skills.
• Experience applying AI and automation to improve quality and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Conduct congestion and basis risk analyses for ERCOT regional planning.
• Perform due diligence on operations, grid connection, market revenues and contracts.
• Lead transmission load flow and SCED LMP analyses.
• Strategize site selection and interconnection opportunities.
• Mentor junior engineers and represent EPE at meetings.
• Collaborate across teams on market trends and investments.
• Support business development with scopes of work.
• Develop innovative study approaches.

Skills

Power systems optimization

Leadership

Client-facing communication

Analytical problem solving

ERCOT market knowledge

AI/automation familiarity

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, or related field

Master’s preferred

Tools

PROMOD

UPLAN

PLEXOS

Grid View

PSCAD

PSS/E

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join us in leading the change! This role leads the delivery of curtailment, LMP and SCED studies across ERCOT. Operating with minimal supervision, the position manages complex technical studies, oversees analystical processes, and guides a team of power system engineers. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in wholesale electricity markets, advanced modeling capabilities, and strong client‑facing communication skills.

This role leads the delivery of curtailment, LMP and SCED studies across ERCOT. Operating with minimal supervision, the position manages complex technical studies, oversees analystical processes, and guides a team of power system engineers. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in wholesale electricity markets, advanced modeling capabilities, and strong client‑facing communication skills.

How you can make an impact

• Conduct in-depth analyses of congestion and basis risks for potential and existing projects, focusing on long-term regional transmission planning and development in ERCOT.
• Perform financial, commercial, and engineering due diligence, including assessments of project operations, grid connection, market revenues, and contract provisions.
• Lead and conduct transmission load flow and SCED Location Marginal Price (LMP) analyses.
• Strategize on new project site selection and evaluate transmission‑related opportunities to ensure competitive transmission availability for each project.
• Offer expertise on transmission and interconnection issues during all project phases.
• Analyze grid interconnection for due diligence activities, including LMP, congestion risk, and curtailment risks.
• Forecast and advise on Financial Transmission Rights (FTRs), forward prices, transmission congestion, curtailments, and LMP basis price spread.
• Collaborate across EPE teams to strategize on market trends, regulatory changes, and investment opportunities.
• Support business development and prepare scopes of work/proposals.
• Contribute to the organizational knowledge base and develop innovative study approaches.
• Mentor and develop junior Power Systems Engineers.
• Represent EPE at technical meetings and conferences.
• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

Bring your passion, here's what’s needed

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 5+ years professional experience as a Power Systems Engineer supporting generation and transmission interconnection
• 5+years of experience in the electric energy industry, with expertise in power flow modeling, transmission planning, and SCED analysis (PROMOD, UPLAN, PLEXOS, Grid View, etc.).
• Well‑versed in the interconnection process of ERCOT from the initial filing of the interconnection application through commercial operations; Other ISOs are a plus.
• PSCAD and PSS/E modeling experience, generation‑focused (load modeling a plus).
• Hands‑on ERCOT Model Quality Testing (MQT) experience.
• Proven team player with the ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships.
• Experience leveraging AI and automation tools responsibly to improve quality, productivity and innovation
• Have high standards in producing quality reports and products that he/she shall own with pride.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, both written and verbal, particularly with respect to explaining technical matters.
• Strong customer focus, both internal and external.
• Strong background in power system optimization and knowledge of various market structures (PJM, SPP, MISO, NYISO, ISO‑NE, CAISO).
• Significant experience with and/or experience in the ERCOT market is preferred.
• Experience in resource planning, market design, renewable energy finance, and contract negotiation.
• Prior experience supporting IRPs, resource adequacy, market design and rule development, RECs, ITC and PTC, PPA negotiation, and financial modeling of renewable energy assets will be looked upon favorably.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and technological aptitude.

Lead the change!

Be a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence. For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid.

Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy.

How we support you

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• MyShare Employee Ownership Program
• Work with industry leaders
• 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)
• Flexible Work including hybrid and remote possibilities base on position.

Location

This position is open to Remte US

Travel

Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)

Third-Party Recruiting Notification

EPE does not accept unsolicited resumes from third‑party recruiters. Any unsolicited third‑party resumes forwarded by recruiters to EPE via our career page or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency. EPE will not pay a fee to a third‑party recruiter or agency without a previously signed third‑party agreement and has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team.

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