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Power Systems Software Engineer

Oxford Global ResourcesUnited States🇺🇸United StatesPosted 27 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This remote Power Systems Software Engineer role offers an exciting opportunity to automate critical grid stability analysis, directly impacting the reliability of the power infrastructure. You'll thrive here if you're a mid-senior engineer passionate about developing robust software solutions for complex power system challenges, leveraging your skills in data integration, steady-state and dynamic analysis, and visualization. Take advantage of this chance to contribute to a vital project with significant impact and advance your expertise in a flexible, remote setting.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
United States
Posted
6 days ago
Python

Job Description

Title: Power Systems Software Engineer

 

Location: (REMOTE)- IF local to Indianapolis, IN – Hybrid preferred

Duration: 6-12 months

Ideal Start date: August, no later than Sept 8 th

Background or Drug Screen required: YES

 

Project Details:

  • Develop a software tool to streamline transmission outage coordination and power system analysis.
  • Build a prototype connecting EMS models and pulling data from MISO for operational planning.
  • Automate outage coordination studies and utility/security analysis across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
  • Integrate data from EMS, PI, CIMSpy, and CROW.
  • Automate VSAT and TSAT studies, batch processing, scenario creation, and contingency analysis.
  • Develop GUI tools, APIs, dashboards, reports, and visualization capabilities.
  • Support case preparation, outage application, stressed base cases, transfer definitions, and fault scenarios.
  • STABLE project is intended to automate end-to-end outage coordination workflows and evaluate interregional and load-pocket transfer capabilities.
  • Contractor support is needed to accelerate development, bridge resource gaps, and meet project milestones.
  • Conversion is not currently a possibility.

Musts:

  • Extensive software/coding experience.
  • Strong power systems engineering experience.
  • Experience with power system stability studies and modeling.
  • Experience with VSAT and TSAT.
  • Approximately 6–7 years of experience preferred, but junior candidates may be considered.
  • Ability to develop, integrate, test, and maintain production-grade software.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work with complex power system data and outage analysis.

Pluses:

  • Experience with EMS, PI, CIMSpy, or CROW.
  • Experience with DSATools.
  • Experience automating power system studies and outage coordination.
  • Python/Tkinter or similar GUI development experience.
  • Experience with APIs, dashboards, visualization, and reporting.
  • Experience with .RAW/.PFB case conversions and HVDC modeling.
  • Experience with node-breaker models.
  • Experience with security-constrained redispatch and load forecasting.
  • Experience with automated regression testing and benchmarking.
  • Experience identifying proxy constraints or interface risks. 

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