Power Systems Network Modeling Engineer

Title: Power Systems Network Modeling Engineer

Pay Rate: $35/HR to $40/HR

Location: Taylor, TX 76574

Work Schedule: 1st Shift

Duration: Long Term Contract, Hybrid (2 Days Onsite Monday and Tuesday)

Job Summary:

• Provides backfill support for Network Model Maintenance Modeling on daily business.
• The position facilitates additional resources for the full-time employees to focus and provide support to the CIM 16 upgrade project.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Analyzes transmission network data including Transmission and Generation element parameters.
• Works closely with Client System Operations, System Operations Support, Market Operating Services Support, Client Services, System Planning and Metering.
• Works with EMS and Transmission Planning power flow, Locational Marginal Pricing (LMP), and other analysis software to provide accurate power system models and associated cases.
• Supports detailed model changes delivered by Network Operations Model Change Requests (NOMCRs) to maintain an accurate Network Operations Model, and other models contained within the Client modeling system.
• Coordinates and works with the NDSWG (Network Data Support Working Group) members on data exchange and transmission network model maintenance via the NOMCR process.
• Creates and utilizes data mining mechanisms and techniques for Protocol and Guide compliance driven reports and to validate the accuracy of the model.
• Reviews, drafts, and implements improvements to the modeling process and implements new technologies to the model.
• Provides training and evaluation of members of the Engineering Development Program (EDP).
• Manage updates and upgrades of the SGEM application to specify and implement desired new functionality.
• Reviews Contingencies, Special Protection Systems, Remedial Action Plans, Mitigation Action Plans, Outages, and other issues that possibly affect models.
• Reviews, drafts, and presents changes to the Protocols, Guides, procedures, training material for Engineer Development Program (EDP) and Market Participants (MPs), and other supporting Client documents associated to modeling.
• Help in developing tools or queries required to maintain data integrity.

Required Education:

• 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.

Required Experience:

• Requires minimum 1 year experience in excess of degree requirements.
• Effective communicator.
• Familiarity in power systems analysis and modeling.
• Familiarity in database querying a must.
• Detail oriented and organized.