Engineer I - Model Delivery

Southwest Power Pool • Little Rock, AR

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Engineer I is responsible to the assigned Manager for primarily performing the NERC Reliability Verification and Validation to improve the modeling of the SPP electrical transmission system. Based on assignments by supervision the Engineer I also supports the creation of the power flow, dynamic and the short circuit models of the SPP electrical transmission system to support the RTO tariff required studies for Southwest Power Pool Inc.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, this degree should: Be from a university that meets the requirements to sit for the Professional Engineering exam (in Arkansas, that is most typically a degree from an ABET accredited university or a graduate degree from a college that has an ABET accreditation). Degree should be in a calculus-based engineering field, and preferred degree programs are Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Systems Engineering
• Competent with the administrative and communication tools for word processing, spread sheet development and time keeping, as a minimum
• Intermediate proficiency with most SPP power systems analysis tools with a solid command of several SPP tools and/or processes
• Practical understanding of the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC & NERC governing documents, SPP By-Laws, SPP Criteria and the SPP Committee structure
• Intermediate knowledge of several power systems analysis tools applicable to power system steady state, dynamic, short circuit, or database management systems
• Strong inter-personal and teamwork skills along with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Competent working skills with communication and data handling software such as Microsoft Office© Word, Excel, Access

Nice To Haves

• A Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Advanced degree in related field of study

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise with the SPP power system analysis tools and processes
• As directed by supervision, enthusiastically complete the specific assignments directed by ad hoc stakeholder/committees, and engineering data coordination efforts associated with the creation of and the use of the SPP electrical transmission system models
• Detailed understanding of specific governing documents and processes will be required depending on specific support needs
• Develop positive stakeholder technical, supervisory, leadership and/or management level relationships as necessary to accomplish SPP objectives and assigned directives
• Assist as directed by more experienced engineers or supervisor to develop, Interact, and gather the needed modeling data from the SPP membership, and/or stakeholders.
• Assist as directed by more experienced engineers or supervisor to Validate model information based upon NERC Model Validation Working Group (MVWG) recommendations in the areas of wind generation, specific needs of the dynamic dyre file data for governor, exciter, generator, SVC frequency response, and combined cycle generation.
• Assist with specific assignments as directed by more experienced engineers or supervisor to develop necessary technical stakeholder relationships to collect data and share results. In these cases, facilitate stakeholder feedback discussions to reach a positive stakeholder consensus, to the fullest extent possible
• Exercise intermediate decision-making skills for technical studies and services to adapt between standard and non-standard techniques
• Develop basic project management skills by taking responsibility for the completion of any assigned independent projects
• Develop necessary skills by working with and observing more experienced engineers as they make technical and project management level decisions
• Provide necessary technical support in a teamwork environment
• Independently handle a SPP technical process, study or task with limited scope and minimum supervision
• Assist more experienced engineers with technical process or advanced studies with appropriate supervision
• Maintain awareness of more experienced engineering decision-making behavior in anticipation of future development of fundamental leadership abilities
• Embrace and promote the SPP Culture, Mission, and Core Values in attitude toward stakeholder relationships, current work assignments as well as long term goals and strategic initiative of the organization
• Incorporate a fundamental working understanding of the SPP Culture Drivers, Mission and Core Values and apply this directly to all engineering assignments and any SPP related effort, not necessarily limited to engineering
• Understand and comply with SPP Policies and Procedures

Benefits

• Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities
• Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Relocation bonus (if applicable)
• Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level