Operations Support Engineer
New Yesterday
WEC Energy Group is one of the nation’s largest electric generation, distribution and natural gas delivery holding companies. We employ over 7,000 people in our energy companies and service subsidiaries. As a Fortune 500 company, we value and develop our employees who are making a difference in a mission that matters.
We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking a Operations Support Engineer in our Pewaukee, Wisconsin location. This position offers flexibility for a hybrid work arrangement (remote/on-site) with time spent in the Pewaukee, Wisconsin office. This position is part of a job family (Associate Engineer, Engineer, Senior Engineer, and Principal Engineer) where experience will be the determining factor. Job Responsibilities
The Operations Support Engineer supports Local Balancing Authority real-time system operations. This includes:
Supporting interconnected system operations within MISO
Running power flow studies and contingency analysis
Maintaining and tuning state estimator model and coordinating models with ATC and MISO
Coordinating setup of real-time data flows and calculations for changes and new substations across business systems including SCADA, ICCP, energy accounting, and PI Historian
Providing engineering support to real-time system operations team
Collaborate across multiple business units including Power Generation and Wholesale Infrastructure and Fuels
Position is expected to pass NERC RC System Operator Certification test within 1 year of hire
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
This position requires unescorted access to certain critical cyber assets which would require applicants to satisfy all Company and NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standard 004 security requirements, which includes a background investigation.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
Power Systems knowledge
Utility experience
Power Flow Analysis software experience
- Location:
- Pewaukee
- Category:
- 17-2071.00 - Electrical Engineers