Senior Power Systems Reliability Engineer

Midwest Reliability Organization; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 172,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Goal achievement bonus

Health insurance

Life/AD&D

STD

LTD

Flexible hybrid schedules

401k match + defined contribution plan

PTO

Training/development opportunities

Job summary

Midwest Reliability Organization in Saint Paul, MN is seeking a Senior Reliability Assessment Engineer to serve as SME on resource and transmission adequacy analysis of the bulk power system in the region. This role covers power flow and dynamics modeling, reliability assessments, and transfer capability studies.

You will collaborate with FERC, NERC, ERAG, and registered entities, supervise data collections, analytical studies, and reports, and support regional assessments such as SRA/WRA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the power industry is required.
• Strong knowledge of BPS operations including a high degree of professional competence and skill; mastery of generation or transmission modeling, operation or planning principles is required.
• Professional Engineer License is desired.

Responsibilities

• Supports annual seasonal reliability assessment report development, including the Summer Reliability Assessment (SRA), the Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA) and any Special Reliability Assessments for the MRO region.
• Supports the internal assessment effort for both the MRO Summer Regional Assessment, the Winter Regional Assessment, and the ERO Interconnection Wide Transfer Capability studies.
• Prepares and presents reliability assessment and transmission adequacy results and reports to MRO staff, various NERC committees, and MRO stakeholder outreach.
• Monitors and provides oversight on power system models and technical studies prepared by Planning Coordinators for the Eastern Interconnection and within the MRO Region.
• Works closely with NERC and other Regional Entities to develop regional transmission assessments and transfer capability studies.
• Supports the Eastern Interconnection wide analysis for frequency response, stability and electromagnetic transient studies.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Midwest Reliability Organization in Saint Paul, MN is seeking a Senior Reliability Assessment Engineer to serve as SME on resource and transmission adequacy analysis of the bulk power system in the region. This role covers power flow and dynamics modeling, reliability assessments, and transfer capability studies.

You will collaborate with FERC, NERC, ERAG, and registered entities, supervise data collections, analytical studies, and reports, and support regional assessments such as SRA/WRA.