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4d ago

Senior Engineer Operations Planning FRES

MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT SYSTEM Carmel, IN

Carmel, IN

4d ago

$127k - $152k/yr Full time Electrical Engineering Senior Data Analysis

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Job Description

Join MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT SYSTEM as a Senior Engineer Operations Planning FRES, onsite in Carmel, Indiana. This role offers a competitive annual salary of USD 127,000 to 152,000, plus a bonus program aligned with individual performance and company objectives. You will manage outage information, build near-term models of the power system, perform reliability assessments, and help develop operating guides for normal and abnormal conditions. The position prioritizes cross-functional collaboration and practical impact, with a benefits package that includes a 401(k) from day one, vacation, sick time, safe time, and comprehensive health and related benefits.

Benefits

Annual bonus potential based on individual performance and company objectives
401(k) available on your first day of employment
Vacation
Sick time
Safe time
Comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

Use CROW to enter, update, and communicate outage-related information
Develop near-term models of the MISO power system to support power flow, contingency, and stability analyses
Assess system performance issues and produce analyses on transmission limitations, forecast assumptions, congestion management, and mitigation planning across multiple time horizons
Lead operational planning analyses and collaborate with multiple service line groups
Make decisions affecting project design, scheduling, and completion across departments
Develop and review operating guides, agreements, and procedures for normal and abnormal conditions and support their implementation

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

Technologies

CROW
EMS
PSS®E
TARA
Python
SQL
VBA

What success looks like

Successful candidates are curious, analytical problem-solvers with strong power system knowledge who prioritize effectively under pressure and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. After about a year, success means independently conducting reliability assessments, delivering high-quality studies on schedule, contributing to operating guideline development, and being recognized as a trusted technical resource within the organization.

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