Summary of Responsibilities
• Provides electrical engineering analysis and technical support for the planning and operation of the electric power system.
• Implements appropriate system modeling, develops tools and procedures to monitor and control the system.
• Performs system studies, analyzes simulated or actual operating results, and develops solutions to current or future system issues, and appropriately reports findings and recommendations.

Required Competencies
• Effective communicator.
• Familiarity in power systems analysis and modeling.
• Familiarity in database querying.
• Detail oriented and organized.

Qualifications
• Analyzes transmission network data including Transmission and Generation element parameters.
• Works closely with 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 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  documents associated to modeling.
EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus in Power Systems.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
• Less than 1 year experience in the power industry.

CERTIFICATION
• PE Professional Engineer (Preferred)

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