NYISO · 16 hours ago
Associate Market Solutions Engineer (Spark Program)
Rensselaer, New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$69K/yr - $115K/yrThe New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) manages the efficient flow of electricity and is seeking an Associate Market Solutions Engineer as part of their Spark Rotational Program. This role involves supporting the electric power system model and collaborating with various teams to ensure the reliability of New York's power grid through technical expertise and project contributions.
ElectronicsEnergy
Responsibilities
Support and maintain the PMU applications such as stand-alone visualization software and EMS based Voltage Stability Monitoring (VSM)
Support the maintenance of EMS and Phasor Data Acquisition and Control systems integration
Support the integrity of Smart-Grid application software by development and implementation of Business Owner Quality Assurance procedures
Support the testing of PMU application functions in coordination with NY Transmission Owners and neighboring control areas
Provide Power System Operations Dispatcher support for all Smart-Grid applications such as, ePDC, RTDMS (Server and Client), ePDE and Grid-Smarts
Develop and maintain software and operating procedures to address special market and operating conditions under the guidance of the manager or senior members of the team
Work collaboratively with Energy Market Operation and Grid Operation personnel in new Market Design initiative or new Network model projects including the new EMS/BMS platform
Perform the development of the documentation to support new Market Design initiative or new Network Model projects including the new EMS/BMS platform
Perform Factory Acceptance or Site Acceptance Testing for new Market Design initiative or new Network Model projects including the new EMS/BMS platform
Perform regression test for new Market Design initiative or new Network Model projects to ensure the correct market outcomes including the new EMS/BMS platform
Implement modifications to the Unit Commitment program to support the additional market functionality to the Mixed Integer Process (MIP) solution under the guidance of manager or senior members in the team
Provide technical support to Energy Market Operation, Market Validation, Market Monitoring, IT Quality Assurance and Stakeholder Service in replying to Market Participant questions for all aspects of Market Solutions Engineering
Support testing efforts of Energy Market Operations including development of Unit Acceptance Test plans for projects affecting the energy market software
Support testing efforts of Capacity Market Operations including development of resource adequacy models, capacity auction models, capacity expansion models and capacity accreditation models
Support and maintain the PMU applications such as stand-alone visualization software and EMS based Voltage Stability Monitoring (VSM)
Provide implementation support to the product teams by reviewing requirements documents, reviewing design notes from vendors and developing User Acceptance test plans for deployment of enhancements and new features to production
Support external research engagements for the NYISO and actively support research engagements under the direction of Manager, Market Solutions Engineering
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (BS) in Electrical Engineering or related technical field required
Course studies in power systems, electrical engineering, power system components (generation and transmission equipment, concepts and principles) and mathematical modeling of power system components required
Ability to demonstrate an analytical approach to problem solving
Strong team and interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross functionally
Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly articulate technical problems and solutions
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 and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
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
Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases
Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables
Intermediate competency in Windows operating environment using MS Office applications, database spreadsheets, e-mail and internet programs
Preferred
Master's degree (MS) in Electrical Engineering desired
Experience in the areas of Electrical Engineering and/or Operations Research with software simulation experience is preferred
Experience using computer programs such as Energy Management Systems, Security Constrained Unit Commitment (SCUC) and Real-Time Scheduling (RTS), Grid View, GE-MAPS, PROMOD, Modeling Language for Mathematical Programming like AMPL, MATLAB or GAMS is highly desirable
Strong Python programming skills and a working knowledge of shell scripting and Linux command line is desirable
Background in models and databases used in power system analyses, and business experience in electric power systems or wholesale electric markets are desired
Working knowledge of UNIX desired
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Innovative reward programs
Company
NYISO
Reliably managing NY’s power grid & energy markets
Founded in 1999
501-1000 employees
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