Transmission Analyst

Altop Energy LLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Altop Energy LLC seeks a Transmission Analyst to conduct detailed fundamental analysis and develop/maintain power flow models for North American markets. You will support front-office traders with daily market overviews and flag outliers, using strong engineering foundations in power systems and Python.

The role emphasizes modeling sophistication, data visualization, and collaboration with traders to inform decisions in a fast-paced energy trading environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in electrical engineering; power systems focus preferred.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience in power markets a plus.
• Proficient in Python or MATLAB.
• Data visualization skills (Tableau/Power BI/Excel) helpful.

Responsibilities

• Research and model supply, demand, and grid congestion fundamentals in US markets.
• Support decision-making and trading with power flow optimization techniques.
• Maintain, calibrate security-constrained OPF models using PowerWorld and PSSE.
• Perform congestion analysis using power-flow techniques including contingency analysis.
• Track electricity market prices and communicate findings to the trading team.
• Study transmission upgrades and their impact on the network.

Skills

Power systems

Python

Data visualization

SQL

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PowerWorld

PSS/E

ETAP

Job description

The role of Transmission Analyst will be to do detailed fundamental analysis along with developing and maintaining various power flow models related to North American Power Markets. The Analyst will work closely with front-office analysts and traders to provide consistent support by giving daily overview of market analysis and draw attention to any outliers/findings within power markets. To be successful in this role, you should have core expertise of Electrical Engineering Concepts focused on power flow modelling and deep understanding of high voltage transmission system and basic proficiency in Python.

Tasks/Responsibilities

• Research and model supply, demand, and grid congestion fundamentals in US electricity markets for daily financial trading and to assess longer-term trends
• Use advanced electrical engineering and operations research to support decision-making and trading in US electricity markets using power flow optimization techniques
• Maintain, execute, and calibrate security constrained optimal power flow models using power system modelling software such as Power World and PSSE
• Perform in-depth congestion analysis using power-flow modelling techniques involving outage distribution factors, contingency analysis, and optimal power flow (OPF)
• Research transmission upgrades in ISOs and analyse their impact on the transmission network
• Analyse and study generation interconnection reports to quantify their impact on congestion patterns within the electrical grid
• Track and analyse electricity market prices and communicate efficiently regarding market conditions to the trading team

Qualifications

• Educational qualifications include a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. Focus on power systems is preferred
• A master’s degree in electrical engineering is preferred
• Experience in field of power markets is a plus
• Hands on experience with production cost modelling software such as PowerWorld, PSS/E and ETAP
• Advanced technology skills desired for data-mining purposes; Knowledge of SQL programming is a plus
• Ability to develop compelling and analytical data visualizations using one or more software tools, such as Tableau, Power BI, Excel, or others
• Proficient coding skills in Python or MATLAB. Relevant coding experience in field of power systems is preferred
• Team-oriented and collaborative

Location:

Houston, Texas