Wholesale Market Engineer (Hybrid)

Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Taylor, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Electric Reliability Council of Texas invites applications for a Market Operations Engineer in a hybrid Taylor, TX role. You will provide engineering and analytical support for ERCOT's wholesale electricity market and grid operations, building and validating power system models and applying market theory to understand market behavior.

You will work with internal teams, Market Participants, PUCT, and stakeholders to maintain market stability and implement improvements to ERCOT's market systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (or equivalent).
• Proficient with SQL, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong preference for Python skills for data analysis, automation, or scripting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze ERCOT's wholesale market; recommend design and system improvements.
• Build and maintain expertise in wholesale market and grid operations to support Market Participant needs.
• Investigate and resolve issues in the wholesale market and grid operations, applying power engineering knowledge.
• Generate and maintain market reports per protocol requirements.
• Develop new tools and methods for data acquisition, reporting, and analysis.
• Perform engineering studies using ERCOT network models to evaluate system conditions and events.
• Test and validate changes to market applications.
• Support management and senior staff with technical guidance to PUCT, industry groups, and stakeholders.
• Attend stakeholder, industry, and PUCT meetings.
• Address questions and disputes from Market Participants related to daily market and grid operations.
• Build strong working relationships across internal departments.

Skills

SQL

Excel

PowerPoint

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Electric Reliability Council of Texas invites applications for a Market Operations Engineer in a hybrid Taylor, TX role. You will provide engineering and analytical support for ERCOT's wholesale electricity market and grid operations, building and validating power system models and applying market theory to understand market behavior.

You will work with internal teams, Market Participants, PUCT, and stakeholders to maintain market stability and implement improvements to ERCOT's market systems.