About the position
At ERCOT, our diverse and dynamic work environment provides a platform on which employees can work together to build the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market utilizing the latest technologies and resources. We encourage you to join our talented, dedicated workforce to develop world-class solutions for today and tomorrow's energy challenges while learning new skills and growing your career. ERCOT is committed to fostering inclusion at all levels of our company. It is the cornerstone of our corporate values of accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise. We know that individuals with a wide variety of talents, ideas, and experiences propel the innovation that drives our success. An inclusive and diverse workforce strengthens us and allows for a collaborative environment to solve the challenges that face our industry today and in the future.
Responsibilities
- Develops design and performs software development for suite of Electric Power Grid Applications.
- Adhere to software development life cycle (SDLC) processes that includes performing testing and validation of Grid Applications and User Interface changes.
- Acts as a resource to advise and may at times lead the work of lower level professional and/or support employees.
- Works under the direction of senior developers or supervisor/manager to complete departmental goals and assignments.
- Develops design, performs software development and testing for suite of grid applications and its interfaces in windows and Linux environments.
- Designs, develops, and tests grid applications backend oracle database changes using Oracle PL/SQL programming language.
- Performs grid applications user interfaces display development using GE EMS FGbuilder and Siemens WebSDK platform.
- Participates in requirements and design review discussions with grid systems vendors.
- Develops and manages source code using Atlassian Bitbucket source code control tool.
- Analyzes electric power grid operations and congestion management related requirements and designs, develops software solutions.
- Works closely with Network Modeling team on CIM Model data modeling.
- Analyzes, troubleshoots, identifies root cause of Voltage and Transient Stability Analysis applications issues.
- Designs and implements IRR (Wind/Solar) forecast requirements in Siemens WebSDK based forecast presentation platform.
- Deploys, configures, integrates, and tests software releases from grid systems vendors in development environments.
- Provides timely software solutions to address grid applications critical production issues on 24x7 basis.
- Automates software development processes using Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools.
- Creates and gives presentations for training on GMS grid applications enhancements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
- Level 2 - Requires minimum 1 year related work experience in excess of degree requirements.
- Level 3 - Requires minimum 3 years related work experience in excess of degree requirements.
- Senior - Requires minimum 5 years related work experience in excess of degree requirements.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with one of the vendors (GE, Siemens, Hitachi Energy/ABB, Resource Innovations, OSI Inc) Energy Management System (EMS) or Market Management System (MMS).
- Power industry experience in grid and market arena preferably with software vendors or ISO/utilities.
- Experience with programming languages such as FORTRAN, C, C++, Java, Perl, and Python.
- Experience with Oracle PL/SQL.
- Experience with Commercial Optimization Solvers: CPLEX/AMPL, Gurobi.
- Experience with CIM/XML model-based tools, PSS/E.
- Experience with developing integration layers using Messaging Services: Tibco JMS, AMQ.
Benefits
- Flexible on-site schedules based on business needs.
- Remote work options from Texas residence.
- Opportunity to work on-site more than required or 100% of the time.
