Capacity Accreditation Engineer

Summary

Join the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) as a Capacity Accreditation Engineer and support the accurate development of Capacity Accreditation Factors. You will review generating equipment performance data, resolve data inconsistencies, and perform GADS screening. Responsibilities include supporting calculations and analyses of various factors, reviewing the resource mix, conducting studies using the GE MARS tool, and collaborating with other teams. You will also support documentation development, recommend process improvements, and collaborate on market design and rule changes. This role involves supporting software system implementation and testing. The position will be filled at a level appropriate to the candidate's experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (BS) inEngineering, Computer Science or related discipline required
• One to three years of relevant industry related or professional experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• 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 apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis
• 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, e-mail and internet programs

Responsibilities

• Support seasonal and annual calculations to align Capacity Market compensation and participation eligibility with resource marginal contribution to specific reliability needs based on the performance and availability of resources
• Review information about performance of electric generating equipment through Generating Availability Data System (GADS), interface with Market Participants to resolve data inconsistencies
• Perform GADS screening for the NYSRC and understand its implications on the IRM process. Develop and generate EFORd reports for Market Operations, Grid Operations, and System Resource Planning department studies. Support collection of data for various NYISO reports
• Support calculations and analysis of GADS, EFORds, production factors, availability factors, and Capacity Accreditation Factors to value all resources in NYCA for capacity
• Support Review the current resource mix of New York and upcoming resource additions to establish Capacity Accreditation Resource Classes with stakeholder support and consensus
• Conduct studies and analyses related to the development of Capacity Accreditation Factors utilizing the GE Multi-Area Reliability Simulation (GE MARS) tool
• Collaborate and provide support to other Market Operation teams as a bridge between the Resource Adequacy study outcomes and their impact to the ICAP Market Operations Administration team’s administration of the Capacity Market
• Support development of documentation, including internal procedures, ICAP manual revisions, and changes to the NYISO tariffs, when necessary. Recommend changes to existing procedures to improve accuracies and efficiencies
• Collaborate with other NYISO departments on market design and market rule changes; specifically related to improvements to the resource adequacy modeling and capacity accreditation factors and implications to the Capacity Market
• Support other NYISO departments to implement changes to the software systems and test new features and functionality to ensure proper compliance with process rules

Preferred Qualifications

• Intermediate competency using PSS/e Optimal Power Flow, UNIX and PC systems preferred
• Intermediate competency using SQL preferred
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and a working knowledge of SAS or statistical programming language preferred
• Intermediate competency or Reliability Simulation experience, specifically GE MARS preferred
• Market Simulation Tools experience such as GE MAPS, ABB GridView, & PowerGem PROBE preferred

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Innovative reward programs
• The flexibility to work both in the office and remotely