Senior Power Systems Engineer - Grid Reliability & Outages

MISO

Eagan (MN)

On-site

USD 129,000 - 154,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus
401k
Paid time off

Job summary

MISO is seeking a Senior Power Systems Engineer to analyze future operating conditions of the Bulk Electric System and determine actions to maintain existing facilities and enable new construction. You will perform advanced power-flow analyses on transmission and generation levels to ensure grid reliability and efficient energy markets.

The role includes building models in EMS/PSSE, conducting contingencies and stability studies, coordinating outages, and collaborating with internal teams to

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering field as listed above.
  • At least five years of relevant work experience.
  • Power systems coursework preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Build power system models in EMS/PSSE for near-term and long-term analysis.
  • Perform power flow, contingency, and voltage/transient stability analyses.
  • Identify outage-driven congestions and mitigation options for grid reliability and market efficiency.
  • Decide on outage approvals, rescheduling, or denials based on engineering results.
  • Coordinate outages with stakeholders and best practices for outage planning.
  • Lead innovative automation and process improvement projects as needed.
  • Collaborate with Real-time Operations, Market Operations and Transmission Planning to ensure reliability and efficiency.

Skills

Power-flow analysis
EMS/PSSE modeling
Outage coordination
Grid reliability

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering
Bachelors in Computer Engineering
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering Technology
Bachelors in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bachelors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Bachelors in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology

Tools

EMS/PSSE

Job description

MISO is seeking a Senior Power Systems Engineer to analyze future operating conditions of the Bulk Electric System and determine actions to maintain existing facilities and enable new construction. You will perform advanced power-flow analyses on transmission and generation levels to ensure grid reliability and efficient energy markets.

The role includes building models in EMS/PSSE, conducting contingencies and stability studies, coordinating outages, and collaborating with internal teams to

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