Associate Commitment Analysis Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform the Day-Ahead Market on a shift rotation, validating results, and issues reports.
• Perform topology simulations in the Security Constrained Unit Commitment software and analyze impacts.
• Provide backup engineering support to the Day-Ahead Market.
• Collaborate activities with internal ISO staff, including Grid Operations, Scheduling, Power System Operations, Market Monitoring, and IT functions.
• Perform User Acceptance Testing to support market projects and system updates to the Security Constrained Unit Commitment and Real-Time Scheduling programs.
• Test and implement network model updates to ensure accurate system representation.
• Perform validation to the weather-based load forecasts used in the Day-Ahead and Real-Time market systems.
• Support Business Management System software deployments by performing BMS parameter validation process.
• Work with senior staff members to develop testing and analysis processes and proficiencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BS) in Electrical Engineering with coursework in power systems (generation and transmission equipment, concepts and principles), mathematical modeling of power system components required.
• Master’s Degree (MS) desired.
• No prior industry related or professional experience required; however, six months of experience from a power related internship, co-op assignment or class project desired.
• Knowledge of industry practices regarding power system operations, Unit Commitment, or Economic Dispatch preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, vendors, Market Participants and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Intermediate competency in Windows operating environment using MS Office applications, database spreadsheets, e-mail and internet programs. Working knowledge of Linux desired.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to perform routine office tasks.
• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Contact with staff and public will occur.
• Travel may be required to attend and/or conduct meetings, conferences and training.
• This position may require work on nights, weekends or holidays.