Senior Power Systems Planning Engineer – Reliability & Ops

Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc.; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 127,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits

401(k)

Vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. in Carmel, IN is seeking a Senior Engineer Operations Planning FRES to join our team responsible for reliability and planning studies across the MISO footprint.

You will build near-term models, perform analyses, develop operating guidelines, and support rotating 12-hour shifts. Strong power systems knowledge and collaboration across groups are essential; salary range is 127,000–152,000 USD per year with an annual bonus potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in an ISO/RTO, utility, transmission owner, or balancing authority environment.
• Proficiency with power system analysis tools such as EMS, PSS/E, TARA, or similar.
• Knowledge of NERC Reliability Standards, operating procedures, and outage coordination processes.
• Experience developing operating plans, conducting reliability assessments, and collaborating across teams.
• Technical skills including steady-state simulation, transient stability (preferred), Python/SQL/VBA scripting, and understanding of NERC/FERC compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build near‑term models of the MISO Power System to support power flow, contingency, and stability analysis.
• Evaluate system performance issues and prepare reports on transmission limitations, forecast assumptions, congestion management, and mitigation planning across multiple timeframes.
• Lead operational planning analysis and collaborate with various service line groups.
• Make decisions affecting project design, scheduling, and completion across departments.
• Develop, review, and support the implementation of operating guides, agreements, and procedures for normal and abnormal conditions.

Skills

Power system knowledge

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EMS

PSS/E

TARA

Python/SQL/VBA scripting

Job description

Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. in Carmel, IN is seeking a Senior Engineer Operations Planning FRES to join our team responsible for reliability and planning studies across the MISO footprint.

You will build near-term models, perform analyses, develop operating guidelines, and support rotating 12-hour shifts. Strong power systems knowledge and collaboration across groups are essential; salary range is 127,000–152,000 USD per year with an annual bonus potential.