Senior Transmission Planning Engineer — Near-Term Reliability

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

Job summary

MISO invites you to join as Senior Engineer – Intermediate Planning, bridging long-range transmission planning and real-time operations. You’ll focus on the 18–24-month horizon, developing transmission and reliability strategies for large-load integration.

You’ll collaborate across Planning, Markets, Operations, Resource Adequacy, Generator Interconnection, Load Integration, and more to convert studies into practical solutions and actionable steps.

Qualifications

• Six years of related power system planning or operations experience.
• Experience with PSS/E power flow and TARA applications.
• Strong understanding of power system analysis and transmission reliability concepts.
• 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 analyses and recommendations.
• Conduct power system studies using PSS/E and TARA, including power flow modeling, contingency analysis, transfer analysis, transient and voltage stability, and other reliability assessments.
• Develop near-term strategies to 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

Power system analysis

Data analysis

Written communication

Education

Bachelors in Computer Engineering

Bachelors in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Bachelors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering Technology

Bachelors in Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology

Tools

PSS/E

TARA

DSA tools

Job description

MISO invites you to join as Senior Engineer – Intermediate Planning, bridging long-range transmission planning and real-time operations. You’ll focus on the 18–24-month horizon, developing transmission and reliability strategies for large-load integration.

You’ll collaborate across Planning, Markets, Operations, Resource Adequacy, Generator Interconnection, Load Integration, and more to convert studies into practical solutions and actionable steps.