Senior Grid Interconnection Engineer

Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Taylor (TX); On-site; USD 182,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) seeks a senior interconnection analysis expert to drive advanced studies for grid reliability. You will mentor engineers, lead cross‑functional projects, and shape modeling requirements for large interconnections, including evolving technologies.

On-site Taylor, TX with 2 days per week minimum; remote work available from Texas residences. You will engage with senior customers and industry groups, influencing policies and standards while

Qualifications

• Requires minimum 10 years of experience in Wholesale-Electric Systems Operations, Transmission Planning, System Operations, Grid Operations, Interconnection Studies, or Power System Modeling.
• Prior experience supervising or leading a team or project is required; experience performing interconnection evaluation event analysis and dynamic models is preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (Required); Master’s Degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Recognized as a subject matter expert with advanced technical skills for interconnection studies and system analysis.
• Lead and mentor engineers; provide program/project leadership within matrixed teams.
• Develop methodologies and modeling requirements for interconnection studies, including large loads and new generation interconnections.
• Represent ERCOT in external technical forums and contribute to industry publications and reports.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Team leadership

Interconnection studies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Professional Engineer (PE) certification

Job description

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) seeks a senior interconnection analysis expert to drive advanced studies for grid reliability. You will mentor engineers, lead cross‑functional projects, and shape modeling requirements for large interconnections, including evolving technologies.

On-site Taylor, TX with 2 days per week minimum; remote work available from Texas residences. You will engage with senior customers and industry groups, influencing policies and standards while