ERCOT is a company focused on building the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market. The Power Systems Modeling Engineer Sr will provide engineering and economic analysis for resource adequacy and risk assessment, conduct system modeling, and support capacity expansion studies.
Responsibilities
- Provides engineering, economic analysis, and other technical support for resource adequacy and risk assessment, transmission planning, and grid integration studies in compliance with ERCOT Protocols, the Planning Guide, and NERC standards
- Conducts system modeling and analyzes simulated or actual operating results
- Develops tools and procedures for reporting resource status and trends
- Supports or conducts analyses requested by other ERCOT staff or Market Participant groups
- Manages and operates production cost and other system simulation models to support capacity expansion studies, probabilistic loss of load studies, and grid integration analysis for renewable and emerging resource technologies
- Assists in the preparation of resource adequacy reports; conducts reviews of reports prepared by other department staff
- Helps prepare responses to public inquiries and data filing requests from the North American Reliability Corporation and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Monitors developments in generation markets and fuel delivery that could impact resource reliability; prepares reports and briefing materials on related topics
- Assists in extracting, analyzing and validating resource data stored in ERCOT’s database systems
- Communicates with generator owners and other ERCOT market participants on resource adequacy and reliability impacts of state/federal regulations, drought conditions, fuel supply disruptions and market development trends
- Supports analysis requests made by the ERCOT Supply Analysis Working Group and other groups under the Wholesale Market Subcommittee
- Other tasks as assigned by management
Skills
- 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
- Minimum 1 year (in excess of degree requirements stated above) of progressively responsible experience as a power system engineer or similar type role
- Experience within the electric utility industry preferred
- Familiarity with grid simulation tools for determining electricity production costs and/or optimal generation capacity expansion
- Familiarity with risk assessment techniques using scenario analysis and probabilistic modeling methods such as Monte Carlo simulation
- Programming languages: Python, SQL, Visual Basic for Applications
- Professional Engineer registration in Texas preferred
Company Overview
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power to 24 million Texas customers. It was founded in 1970, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.ercot.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
ERCOT has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 15 in 2025, 18 in 2024, 17 in 2023, 30 in 2022, 19 in 2021, 20 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.