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- Freshness
- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed November 13, 2026
- Classification
- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Grid Infrastructure
- Pay provenance
- Employer-provided pay
Job Description
Salary and level will be based on overall experience as determined by ERCOT.
Key Responsibilities
- Understands the basic principles, theories and concepts related to the profession and learns how to apply them within the ERCOT culture.
- Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained.
- Contributes to specific objectives and outcomes as directed.
- Designs and performs steady-state and dynamic contingency analyses using power flow models (PSSE, VSAT, TSAT, or Powerworld) under the direction of a senior level engineer or management
- Designs and performs production cost modeling (UPLAN) studies to accomplish economic transmission planning under the direction of a senior level engineer or management
- Helps develop improvements to transmission planning and market forecasting processes
- Assists in providing input and analyses from the planning perspective on market/protocol design issues
- Assists in providing market simulation/forecasting and transmission planning analyses to support other activities
- Structures appropriate planning studies and sensitivity analyses to determine the need for improvements and evaluate proposed projects, including technical and financial analyses
- Participates in multifunctional teams to obtain input, address comments, and perform studies
- Assists in developing tools, processes and procedures that enhance system reliability and departmental/organizational efficiencies
- Participates with other ERCOT departments to select and implement system changes as needed
Requirements
- Experience performing large-scale dynamic stability analyses using power system simulation tools (PSSE, TSAT, Powerworld)
- Experience with EMT simulation tools (PSCAD), especially for large-scale system analysis
- Experience evaluating and updating power system dynamic models
- Experience programming and developing simulation automation tools (Python)
- Experience assessing and mitigating sub-synchronous resonance issues
- Experience assisting in the development of improvements to transmission planning processes and familiarity with NERC reliability standards
Ready to Apply?
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