Transmission and Interconnection Engineer

GS2 | B Corp™; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision coverage

401(k) matching

PTO

Job summary

GS2 in Austin, TX is seeking a Senior Transmission & Interconnection Engineer to own interconnection studies from request to system impact recommendations. You will evaluate new generation and large-load projects and influence how they connect to the Texas grid.

This hybrid, hands-on role offers direct engagement with ERCOT, interconnecting entities, and neighboring TSPs, with a core focus on delivering actionable engineering results and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in transmission/interconnection studies.
• Familiarity with ERCOT standards and regional interconnections.
• Strong ability to manage multiple studies with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate interconnection requests and identify system impacts and upgrades.
• Conduct steady-state, short-circuit, and stability studies for decisions.
• Engage with interconnecting entities, ERCOT, and neighboring TSPs.
• Provide technical recommendations shaping connections to the grid.

Skills

Transmission engineering

Interconnection studies

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSS/E

Job description

Senior Transmission & Interconnection Engineer

Austin, TX (Hybrid)

A well-established, Texas TSP is looking for a Senior Transmission & Interconnection Engineer to join a small, high-impact planning team, playing a key role in evaluating and enabling new generation and large load connections across its ERCOT-region network.

This is a genuinely hands-on role, ideal for an engineer who wants direct ownership of interconnection studies from initial request through to system impact recommendations, with real influence over how new generation, data centers, and large loads connect to the Texas grid.

What you'll do

• Evaluate new generation and large load interconnection requests, identifying system impacts and required upgrades
• Conduct steady-state, short circuit, and stability studies to support interconnection and capital investment decisions
• Engage directly with interconnecting entities, ERCOT, and neighboring TSPs throughout the study process
• Provide technical recommendations that directly shape how new projects connect to the transmission network

What you'll bring

• Experience in transmission or interconnection engineering at a utility, TSP, or ISO (ERCOT experience strongly preferred; PJM, MISO, or CAISO experience also welcomed)
• Experience with power system software including PSS/E
• Working knowledge of current NERC, FERC, and ERCOT standards
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• Strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple concurrent studies and stakeholder relationships

Why this role

• Direct, hands-on ownership of interconnection studies with real influence on major capital projects
• Regular engagement with ERCOT, interconnecting entities, and neighboring TSPs
• Genuine work-life balance: core office hours just 9am-2pm on in-office days, standard 40-hour week
• Broad technical exposure across planning and interconnection work
• Small, collaborative, entrepreneurial culture, genuinely different from larger, siloed utilities
• Competitive benefits package including health/dental/vision coverage, 401(k) matching, and PTO