Senior Engineer Operations Planning FRES

MISO•Carmel, IN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. Through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million Americans. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future – it’s what our immensely talented and dedicated team does every day. Individuals who thrive in this role are curious, analytical problem-solvers with strong power system knowledge. They excel at prioritizing under pressure, communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical groups, and building productive partnerships. After one year, success looks like independently performing reliability assessments, delivering high-quality studies on schedule, contributing to operating guideline development, and being recognized as a trusted technical resource within Operations Planning. You will also need to be able to work a rotating 12 hour shift schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Experience in an ISO/RTO, utility, transmission owner, or balancing authority environment.
Proficiency with power system analysis tools such as EMS, PSS®E, TARA, or similar.
Knowledge of NERC Reliability Standards, operating procedures, and outage coordination processes.
Experience developing operating plans, conducting reliability assessments, and collaborating across teams.
Technical skills including steady-state simulation, transient stability (preferred), Python/SQL/VBA scripting, and understanding of NERC/FERC compliance requirements.

Nice To Haves

Transient stability experience
Python/SQL/VBA scripting

Responsibilities

Utilize CROW to enter, modify, and communicate outage-related information.
Build near-term models of the MISO Power System to support power flow, contingency, and stability analysis.
Evaluate system performance issues and prepare reports on transmission limitations, forecast assumptions, congestion management, and mitigation planning across multiple timeframes.
Lead operational planning analysis and collaborate with various service line groups.
Make decisions affecting project design, scheduling, and completion across departments.
Develop, review, and support the implementation of operating guides, agreements, and procedures for normal and abnormal conditions.