About the position
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) manages the flow of electricity across the high-voltage, long-distance power lines that make up 80 percent of California's power grid. We safeguard the economy and well-being of 30 million Californians by operating the grid reliably 24/7. As the impartial grid operator, the California ISO opens access to the wholesale power market that is designed to diversify resources and lower prices. It also grants equal access to 25,865 circuit-miles of power lines and reduces barriers to diverse resources competing to bring power to customers. The California ISO's function is often compared to that of air traffic controllers. It would be grossly unfair for air traffic controllers to represent one airline and profit from allowing that company's planes to go through before others. In the same way, the California ISO operates independently-managing the electron traffic on a power grid we do not own-making sure electricity is safely delivered to utilities and consumers on time and reliably. The California ISO is committed to the health, safety, and work/life integration of its employees and is proud to offer flexible work arrangements. This position would be eligible to participate in an on-site or hybrid schedule. Relocation Assistance is available.
Responsibilities
- Performs functional and regression testing of existing applications and new features added in the domain of Day-Ahead/Real-time Market, Market Quality Solutions and Transmission Network Applications.
- Provides support to the operations floor, including day-ahead, hour-ahead and real-time desks, and provides training, guidance, and supervisory support for on-call staff as appropriate.
- Demonstrates knowledge of policy issues and related matters, anticipating, identifying and resolving engineering-related problems.
- Maintains the current applications, analyzes system errors, and works with others to determine the root cause of the problem.
- Partners with other staff to define functional requirements for Market Operations and advanced Network Applications.
- Integrates, enhances, improves, tests, and supports Day-Ahead Market, Real-Time Market, and Market Quality Services applications.
- Performs duties needed to supplement designing, testing and documenting user training or other such activities when necessary.
- Requires 24/7 on-call support as part of a rotation with the team.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Power Systems, Computer Science or related technical field.
- Master's degree preferred.
- This is an entry level position, no experience is required.
- Experience with one or more of the following: Power Systems, Power Systems Operations, Energy Management Systems (EMS), Advanced network applications, CIMXML, Real-time systems, Market operation, Web services, Oracle, SQL.
- Prior internship or project work within the Utility Industry strongly preferred.
Nice-to-haves
- FE exam or EIT preferred.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Relocation Assistance available
- Collaborative work environment in a LEED certified campus
- Opportunities for skill growth and challenging assignments
- Recognition and rewards for contributions made.
