Market Solutions Engineer

New York ISO • Rensselaer, NY

14h • $79,456 - $113,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) manages the efficient flow of electricity on over 11,000 circuit-miles of high-voltage transmission lines, dispatching power from hundreds of generating units across the state. The NYISO (Rensselaer, NY) seeks a Market Solutions Engineer to support the electric power system model used by the scheduling and dispatch software. This role involves developing and applying a working knowledge of the New York State high voltage transmission system and the network model database software to support NYISO market and security functions. The position is responsible for supporting real-time power system analysis, primarily the EMS and BMS software applications, along with the development and evolution of Energy Management Systems (EMS), Energy Market Systems (BMS), and Smart-Grid application software.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely-related technical field.
• Two (2) years of experience as an Analyst or Engineer in the energy industry.
• Two (2) years’ experience in creating optimization models for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) dispatch.
• Two (2) years’ experience in developing bidding strategies in wholesale electricity markets.
• Two (2) years’ experience working with Python and Microsoft Visual Studio Code.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain PMU applications such as stand-alone visualization software and EMS based Voltage Stability Monitoring (VSM).
• Maintain EMS and Phasor Data Acquisition and Control systems integration.
• Ensure integrity of Smart-Grid application software by developing and implementing Business Owner Quality Assurance procedures.
• Develop and implement PMU application functions in coordination with NY Transmission Owners and neighboring control areas.
• Provide Power System Operations Dispatcher support and Operator training for all Smart-Grid applications such as ePDC, RTDMS (Server and Client), ePDE and Grid-Smarts.
• Develop and maintain software and operating procedures to address special market and operating conditions.
• Collaborate with Energy Market Operation and Grid Operation personnel on new Market Design initiatives or new Network model projects, including the new EMS/BMS platform.
• Perform the development of documentation to support new Market Design initiatives or new Network Model projects, including the new EMS/BMS platform.
• Perform Factory Acceptance or Site Acceptance Testing for new Market Design initiatives or new Network Model projects, including the new EMS/BMS platform.
• Perform regression testing for new Market Design initiatives or new Network Model projects to ensure correct market outcomes, including the new EMS/BMS platform.
• Provide direction on modifications to the Unit Commitment program to support additional market functionality to the Mixed Integer Process (MIP) solution.
• Provide technical support to Energy Market Operation, Market Validation, Market Monitoring, IT Quality Assurance, and Stakeholder Service in responding to Market Participant questions for all aspects of Market Solutions Engineering.
• Support testing efforts of Energy Market Operations, including the development of Unit Acceptance Test plans for projects affecting energy market software.
• Support testing efforts of Capacity Market Operations, including the development of resource adequacy models, capacity auction models, capacity expansion models, and capacity accreditation models.
• Provide implementation support to product teams by reviewing requirements documents, reviewing design notes from vendors, and developing User Acceptance test plans for deployment of enhancements and new features to production.
• Support external research engagements for the NYISO and actively support research engagements under the direction of Manager, Market Solutions Engineering.

What This Job Offers

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