NYISO is hiring a
Operations Analysis & Services Engineer

Summary

The job is for a full-time Engineer in NYISO's Market Operations department. Responsibilities include assessing market and reliability data, analyzing operational data, creating reports, and performing technical computer power flow simulation analysis. Qualifications required are a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and at least three years of industry experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering required; Power Systems Engineering knowledge and experience preferred
• A minimum of three years industry related and/or professional experience; preferably with a generator, utility, or peer ISO/RTO organization

Responsibilities

• Support the efficient administration of Energy Market Operations, Grid Operations and Transmission Congestion Contract Market Operations through the evaluation of market and reliability data
• Assess Day-Ahead and Real-Time Energy Markets, Grid Control Performance Standards, and Wind Plant Performance metrics
• Analyze operational data, develop metrics, and identify trends and root cause events that lead to market inefficiencies
• Perform technical computer power flow simulation analysis to study the impacts of power system outages on the transmission system
• Perform daily assessment and periodic reporting of NERC BAL Reliability Standards and quarterly reporting of NERC ALR3-5 IROL Exceedance for internal review and to satisfy regulatory compliance requirements
• Perform monthly assessment and reporting of Eastern Interconnection frequency crosscheck, inadvertent payback, and synchronized reserve adjustments for NPCC CO1 working group to satisfy regulatory compliance requirements
• Provide daily analysis to identify differences in the Day-Ahead and Real-Time markets that cause uplift and provide reports to Operations Management
• On a monthly basis, identify trends and events resulting in high uplifts for Operations Management and Market Participant review
• Provide support for DAM Congestion Rent Settlement (Attachment N) process
• Create and analyze various reports as they relate to the Operations and Performance Metrics. Provide reporting to NYISO Operating Committee, Management Committee, Board of Directors and NYS Reliability Council
• Perform analysis of Lake Erie circulation or other unscheduled power flow statistics. Providing weekly Lake Erie loop flow updates to EMO Management for approval and use in Day-Ahead Energy Market
• Provide analysis to assist Operations Management in the efficient administration of the Markets
• Update and maintain data used in transmission services areas such as power system models employed for Transmission Congestion Contract Auctions

Preferred Qualifications

Experience performing statistical analysis, mining databases is preferred