Where Your Career Can Take You
ERCOT engineers work across the entire grid. Start in one area and move to the next as your interests grow:
Control Room • Grid Planning • Transmission Planning • Data Center and Large Load Integration • New Generation Interconnection • Grid Stability • Outage Coordination • System Modeling • Market Design • Market Reporting
Why Engineers Choose ERCOT
Real work, real impact. Analyze the grid under changing conditions, study transmission needs, and evaluate the effects of new generation, energy storage, and fast-growing demand from data centers and industry.
We invest in you. ERCOT offers extensive internal training programs, with development goals built into your role. You will learn industry tools such as PSS®E, PowerWorld, VSAT, TSAT, and UPLAN on the job.
A voice from the start. ERCOT engineers regularly lead workshops and speak at industry symposiums, so you build your professional reputation early.
Growth built in. A rapidly evolving grid means new problems, new roles, and new paths to advance. You will not run out of things to learn.
Flexibility. Enjoy a hybrid schedule that mixes remote and in-office work (on-site 2 days per week at our Taylor, TX office).
Austin-area living. A dynamic, growing city with great food, live music, outdoor recreation, and sunshine most of the year.
What We Are Looking For
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, any discipline (electrical, mechanical, chemical, computer, civil, industrial, aerospace, and others), earned or about to be earned
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the curiosity to learn something new quickly
Comfort working with data and learning new software and modeling tools
Clear communication and a collaborative spirit
Willingness to live or relocate to the Austin, TX area
Not required: power system analysis coursework, utility internships, or prior industry experience. If you have them, great. If not, we will train you. Internships, co-ops, research, senior design, and student organizations are all welcome.
What We Offer
Competitive salary and great benefits
Relocation assistance for eligible candidates
Structured training and mentoring from experienced engineers and industry experts
A clear career path with exposure to many areas of the power and energy industry
Hybrid Work Environment - onsite in Taylor, TX at minimum of 2 days per week, or more, as needed based on business needs.
Graduating soon, or recently graduated? Apply today and help shape the future of the Texas grid.
The foregoing description reflects the minimum qualifications and the essential functions of the position that must be performed proficiently with or without reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. It is not an exhaustive list of the duties expected to be performed, and management may, at its discretion, revise or require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. This job description is not intended to create a contract of employment with ERCOT. Both ERCOT and the employee may exercise their employment-at-will rights at any time. #LI-Hybrid, #LI-AK1
ERCOT is firmly committed to equal employment for all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, medical condition, religion, age, creed, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected category under federal, state or local law.
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