Power System Engineer

TekWissen • Taylor, TX

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American organization that operates Texas's electrical grid, the Texas Interconnection, which supplies power to more than 25 million Texas customers and represents 90 percent of the state's electric load. Our client is the first independent system operator (ISO) in the United States and one of nine ISOs in North America. Our client works with the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE), one of eight regional entities within the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) that coordinate to improve reliability of the bulk power grid. Our client is a membership-based 501(c) nonprofit corporation, and its members include consumers, electric cooperatives, generators, power marketers, retail electric providers, investor-owned electric utilities (transmission and distribution providers), and municipally owned electric utilities. Provides engineering analysis and technical support to ensure the reliable interconnection of new generators to the client system in compliance with NERC Standards, client Protocols, Planning Guide, and Market Guides. Job Summary: Provides electrical engineering analysis and technical support for the interconnection of new generation resources and future planning of the electric power system. Implements appropriate system modeling, develops tools and procedures to perform system studies, analyzes simulated or actual operating results, develop solutions to current or future system issues, and appropriately reports findings and recommendations. Analyzes the results of simulated power system studies and may compare to actual operating data to ensure compliance with applicable standards. Performs powerflow studies as required to analyze the feasibility of proposed generation interconnections. Reviews interconnection applications to ensure compliance with client Planning Guides, Protocols, and technical requirements prior to approval. Identifies process improvements for interconnection study workflows, data management, and stakeholder communication. Communicates requirements and results to all internal and external stakeholders in the interconnection process. Tracks project milestones from study request through commercial operation, maintaining alignment with interconnection queue procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or a combination of education and experience that provides the applicant with knowledge equivalent to a major in such fields.
• For entry level - Less than one year experience (in excess of degree requirements stated above) of progressively responsible experience in electric utility industry.
• For level 2 – 2 years of progressively responsible experience in electric utility industry.

Nice To Haves

• Some experience within the electric utility industry.
• Experience running power system load flow studies in PSSE.
• Experience running transfer analysis systems studies.
• Ability to clearly communicate requirements and other technical information.
• Ability to write technical reports of in-depth analysis completed.
• Experience with Python, VBA, or another programming language.
• Experience creating queries in Access, Oracle, or SQL.
• Experience using TARA

Responsibilities

• Provides electrical engineering analysis and technical support for the interconnection of new generation resources and future planning of the electric power system.
• Implements appropriate system modeling, develops tools and procedures to perform system studies, analyzes simulated or actual operating results, develop solutions to current or future system issues, and appropriately reports findings and recommendations.
• Analyzes the results of simulated power system studies and may compare to actual operating data to ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Performs powerflow studies as required to analyze the feasibility of proposed generation interconnections.
• Reviews interconnection applications to ensure compliance with client Planning Guides, Protocols, and technical requirements prior to approval.
• Identifies process improvements for interconnection study workflows, data management, and stakeholder communication.
• Communicates requirements and results to all internal and external stakeholders in the interconnection process.
• Tracks project milestones from study request through commercial operation, maintaining alignment with interconnection queue procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level