Engineer Senior-Principal

Job Posting End Date
11-08-2026

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary The Transmission Operations Engineering position is responsible to be a team member that provides real-time reliability support. These positions will have responsibilities for the ERCOT footprints. The positions require an engaged individual that shows capability of learning technical skills and partake in collaborative discussions.

Job Description

What you’ll do:

Duties of the engineer include but are not limited to the following:

Reliability Engineering Daily tasks such as next day studies, weekly analysis, and ensure coverage over critical outage  engaged in RTO activities to increase awareness of industry changes/impacts.

Perform engineering activities, and achieve technical goals such as inadequate protection studies, equipment de-rate studies.

Support Compliance efforts

Participate and document best practices, processes, and operational guides.

Includes developing operational emergency plans involving Black start and capacity deficiency.

Participate in 24x7 on call rotation ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS are listed below:

Technical Expertise:
Possesses technical knowledge of power flow concepts and familiarity with power flow tools such as PSS/E, MUST and/or TARA is preferred. Technical knowledge of short-circuit modeling software such as ASPEN/CAPE is preferred. Knowledge of AEP Transmission system topology (SPP/ERCOT) footprint is a plus.

Technical Expertise:
Possesses intermediate level knowledge and performs varied assignments with proficiency in the application of theory and analytical techniques to solve diverse problems and complete extensive analysis. Demonstrates competency in analytical techniques necessary to handle assignments of moderate complexity. (e.g., by dividing the problem into component steps, and performing the analysis necessary to complete each step). Exhibits ability to understand interrelationship between systems and component equipment.

Demonstrate ability to analyze and recommend enhancements to business processes.

Leadership & Guidance:
Coordinates work activities of others within the work group, department, or other corporate entity as necessary to complete routine activities. Performs routine engineering activity with minimum direction from higher-level employees. Follows policies, practices, standards and rules of the company and those regulations and procedures required by external agencies. Provides training and guidance to lower-level employees.

Planning & Organization Ability:
Coordinates the development of input necessary to forecast costs for the routine projects, improvements requisitions, etc. Uses scheduling techniques (CPM, PERT, flow charts, etc.) for budget and planning activities. Initiates corrective action when project objectives are not being met.

Problem Solving & Initiative:
Resolves and initiates solutions to routine problems which usually require additional definition/clarification before analysis can begin. Demonstrates ability to identify problems that are beyond the normal routine. Demonstrates ability and desire to seek out opportunities and embrace new ideas and approaches.

Communication:
Develops, reviews, or presents technical reports such as improvement requisitions, studies, and analyses in as clear, concise and effective fashion.

Interpersonal

Skills:

Is an active team member. Networks with peers inside and outside the AEP system. Identifies key stakeholders. Uses informal network to get things done. Resolves conflict, builds consensus.

Decision Making:
Makes decisions subject to review within established policies and procedures. Makes decisions that affect the work of the team. Aware of risks. Demonstrates the ability to…