Assistant Engineer - Energy Market Applications

We have an important role to play in securing the region's clean and reliable energy future and seek folks from a variety of disciplines to join us! In this role you will be responsible for providing functional and technical knowledge to projects and assignments pertaining to critical business units in the organization. You will bring both engineering and IT perspective to the services and state of the art solutions provided by the department.

ISO New England's Day Ahead & Financial and Transmission Right (FTR) Application Support team is focused, passionate, team-oriented, and results-driven. Their skills and commitment have aided in transforming New England's bulk electricity system into one of the nation's most innovative, forward-looking examples of industry restructuring.

• If hands-on problem solving with practical application describes your career goals...
• If you want a close-knit environment focused on innovation and technological leadership, where the best minds are helping shape tomorrow's energy landscape...
• If you're looking for an employer that can provide vision with results...

Then ISO New England can provide the rewarding opportunities you seek!

What we offer you:

• Hybrid work schedule with 2 days/week onsite
• Paid on-call rotation
• ISO-NE offers flexible and hybrid work, a base salary plus bonus program, professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, enhanced 401k and financial planning, wellness programs with free onsite gyms, eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), access to business networks & more, all in a stable and supportive work environment!

How you will make an impact:

Be part of a highly talented team of professionals with diverse skills.

This position will provide functional and technical knowledge to projects and assignments pertaining to critical business units in the organization. This role requires that the candidate bring both engineering and IT perspective to the services and state of the art solutions provided by the department.

Under general direction from supervisor and tech leads the Assistant Engineer will:

• Plan, coordinate, and perform technical assignments related to software applications in support of the Day Ahead Market Admin, Financial Transmission Right (FTR)/ Annual Reliability Report (ARR) Market, Forecasting, Markets Monitoring and Outage Coordination groups
• Analyze, design, program, troubleshoot, recommend solutions and implement fixes associated with Market System applications
• Support the Day Ahead and FTR Market applications as needed
• Assist in the development of Request for Purchase (RFPs) and evaluation of results
• Coordinate with consultants and vendors on project deliverables
• Participate in IT Support activities for one or more business areas
• Follow the Change Management and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) policies and procedures during the course of the work

What you need to be successful in this role:

Be a talented Computer Science Engineer or Electrical Power Systems Engineer motivated to contribute to the IT solutions that provide value to our business users. Along with:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering or related fields
• Knowledge or working experience with relational database such as Oracle, Postgres and Microsoft SQL server
• Knowledge or working experience with Java or Microsoft .Net and associated technologies such as J2EE/Web Technologies, Spring boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate, Apache Struts, Microsoft Web frameworks, XML, JMS, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache Ant, Apache Camel etc.
• Demonstrated programming skills
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as a team member
• Ability to tackle challenging situations
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation, once fully trained

Desired not required

• Market Systems experience within the electric utility industry or programming experience in Electric Utility Industry (highly desirable)
• Working knowledge of bulk power system operations, energy market operations or optimization algorithms
• Knowledge or working experience with Kubernetes, DevOps, GitOps, Docker technologies and AWS
• Experience with the GE Grid (previously ESCA or Alstom Grid) Market Systems

Equal Opportunity: We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer. Applicants for employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, age, ancestry, marital status, disability (including learning, mental, intellectual, and physical), service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Drug Free Environment: We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

• ISO New England Inc., One Sullivan Road, Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States of America