Engineer II or - Market Services and Design

Engineer II or I - Market Services and Design (Architecture)

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power.

We'reabout the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity towork together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas' Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!

We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by:
Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.

We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:

• Competitive and transparent pay with bonus opportunities
• Excellent insurance package including three great medical plans to choose from, employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
• Relocation bonus (if applicable)
• Hybrid working environment for positions that are eligible
• Fantastic contributions to your retirement through a 401(k) savings plan with employer-match benefits and a pension (defined benefit plan) fully funded by SPP

COMPENSATION INFORMATION
The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the roleat this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies,experience and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process.

Join our team as an Engineer on the Market Services and Design teams!

Engineers on the Market Services and Market Design teamsplay a critical role in the development, analysis, and implementation of organized electricity market designs supporting SPP's Markets+ initiative. This roleis responsible for analyzing market design concepts, evaluating the impacts of design modifications, and supporting stakeholder-driven market evolution through data-driven analysis, testing, and collaboration.

This position works closely with internal departments—including Markets, Operations, Legal, Regulatory, and Settlements, as well as external stakeholders such as market participants, vendors, FERC, andRTOs/ISOs. The Senior Market Design Engineer leads andfacilitatesdiscussions across multiple working groups, supports regulatory filings, and ensures implemented software and processes align with approved market design.

• Analyze and develop organized electricity market designs and evaluate the impacts of market design changes.
• Lead and support Markets+ working groups and facilitatemarket design changes through the stakeholder process.
• Perform market analysis, develop market metrics, and create reports to identify and resolve market issues.
• Test and validate market functionality to ensure alignment with intended design and outcomes.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Markets, Operations, Legal, Regulatory, Settlements) to ensure consistent implementation of market design.
• Coordinate with market participants, vendors, FERC, and RTOs/ISOs on market policy and design.
• Support regulatory filings by providing data, analysis, and drafting technical materials.
• Research and benchmark market designs fromother
  
  RTOs/ISOs and Western Market Initiatives.
• Document analyses and presentfindings to internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop training materials and mentor junior staff members

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, this degree should:
  • Be from a university that meets the requirements to sit for the Professional Engineering exam (in Arkansas, that is most typically a degree from an ABET accredited university or a graduate degree from a college that has an ABET accreditation),
  • Degree should be in a calculus-based engineering field field,and preferred degree programs are Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Systems Engineering
• Engineer II - Two (2) years of relevant Engineering experience
• Competent with administrative and communication tools for word processing, spreadsheet development, and timekeeping.
• Strong knowledge of several power systems analysis tools applicable to steady state, dynamic, short circuit, or database management systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, with strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficient with communication and data-handling software, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access).
• Ability to understand and comply with
  
  SPP Policies and Procedures.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Advanced degree in a related field of study.
• Experience in the electric utility industry.
• Proficient with most SPP power systems analysis tools, with a solid command of several SPP tools and/or processes.
• Sound understanding of the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff, FERC & NERC governing…