Real Time Operations Engineer (Electric Utility)

Location: Hammond, Indiana, United States; onsite role with 24/7 rotating shifts

Salary: $69,900–$144,900 per year, depending on level, skills, experience, and internal pay equity.

Company

hirify.global is a public utility providing essential services to customers around the clock.

What you will do

• Provide engineering support to real-time operations through near-term, next-day, and current-day power-system analysis.
• Use power-flow, transient-stability, voltage-stability, and steady-state analysis tools, including PSSE and OSI Energy Management System analyst tools.
• Monitor and troubleshoot EMS network-analysis tools, including state-estimator performance and solution availability.
• Maintain network topology, equipment databases, study cases, contingency lists, and transmission ratings.
• Evaluate outages, develop operating limits, identify constraint-management options, and support system-operator decisions during emergencies.
• Coordinate system changes, operating plans, equipment ratings, compliance activities, and technical information with internal teams, MISO, NERC, neighboring transmission operators, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• BS degree in engineering, engineering technology, mathematics, or physics.
• Ability to work a 24/7 rotating schedule, including 12-hour weekend shifts, 8-hour weekday shifts, and holidays.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.
• Ability to obtain NERC Certification within the department-defined timeframe.
• Understanding or experience with electric power systems, operational planning analysis, network modeling, operating plans, and Bulk Electric System outages.
• Strong planning, organizational, verbal, written communication, and emergency-response skills.

Nice to have

• NERC Reliability Coordinator Certification.
• PMP Certification or knowledge of project-management principles.
• Electric utility industry experience and knowledge of the NIPSCO transmission system.
• Knowledge of electric substation equipment, operations, and the electric wholesale power market.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace focused on respect, open dialogue, collaboration, and different perspectives.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development, including support for veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses.
• Public-utility work supporting essential services and emergency response throughout the year.
• Safety is a core value, with expectations to follow safety requirements and report hazards.

Hiring process

• Applicants may also be considered for other roles matching their skills and experience.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the hiring process and for essential job functions.