Senior Planning Engineer – 18–24 Month Grid Reliability

MISO; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 127,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Vacation and sick time

Bonus opportunity

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

MISO in Minnesota seeks a Senior Engineer - Intermediate Planning to bridge long-term transmission planning with near-term operations, focusing on an 18-24 month horizon. You’ll work across Planning, Markets, Operations, Resource Adequacy, Generator Interconnection, Load Integration to turn complex studies into practical solutions.

Use PSS/E and TARA for reliability analyses and coordinate across teams to ensure readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, or Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology.
• At least six (6) years of related power system planning or operations experience.
• Knowledge of NERC and FERC regulatory and compliance requirements (preferred).
• Experience with PSS/E power flow and TARA applications (required).
• Ability to analyze complex scenarios, identify problems, evaluate data, and develop technically sound recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Perform Intermediate Planning studies across the 18-24-month horizon, including Firm Service Step-Up analyses and staged firm-service 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.
• Develop near-term strategies that maximize the capabilities of the existing transmission system while maintaining reliable grid performance.
• Coordinate study scope, assumptions, inputs, and results across Expansion Planning, Generator Interconnection, Load Integration, Markets, Forward Operations, Operations, and Resource Adequacy.
• Improve the flow of data and information between teams, creating greater transparency and supporting timely, well-informed decisions.

Skills

PSS/E power flow

TARA applications

Power system analysis

Transmission reliability concepts

Automation scripting

NERC regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelors of Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology

Bachelors of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Bachelors of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Bachelors of Electrical Engineering Technology

Bachelors of Computer Engineering

Bachelors of Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSS/E

TARA

DSA tools

Job description

MISO in Minnesota seeks a Senior Engineer - Intermediate Planning to bridge long-term transmission planning with near-term operations, focusing on an 18-24 month horizon. You’ll work across Planning, Markets, Operations, Resource Adequacy, Generator Interconnection, Load Integration to turn complex studies into practical solutions.

Use PSS/E and TARA for reliability analyses and coordinate across teams to ensure readiness.