Careers at Ercot

At ERCOT, our diverse and dynamic work environment provides a platform on which employees can work together to build the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market utilizing the latest technologies and resources. We encourage you to join our talented, dedicated workforce to develop world-class solutions for today and tomorrow’s energy challenges while learning new skills and growing your career. ERCOT is committed to fostering inclusion at all levels of our company. It is the cornerstone of our corporate values of accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise. We know that individuals with a wide variety of talents, ideas, and experiences propel the innovation that drives our success. An inclusive and diverse workforce strengthens us and allows for a collaborative environment to solve the challenges that face our industry today and in the future. JOB SUMMARY Applies knowledge of generative AI application development, agent orchestration, retrieval architecture, and evaluation methodology to deliver production AI solutions. Follows established AI governance, security review, and evaluation processes to deploy reliable, auditable systems. Operates in a regulated environment where delivery speed is balanced against required governance and review gates. JOB DUTIES: Translates ambiguous business problems into scoped technical roadmaps, and identifies constraints (data access, compliance, latency, cost) before development begins. Designs and builds production agentic systems, covering planning, tool-calling, multi-step reasoning, memory, and error recovery, using modern orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph or Microsoft Agent Framework. Implements production RAG pipelines, including chunking, embeddings, hybrid search, reranking, retrieval-quality evaluation, and content freshness. Builds and extends connectors that give agents secure, standardized access to enterprise tools and data. Deploys applications onto managed cloud platforms and integrates them with enterprise systems and collaboration tools. Builds evaluation suites, tracing, and rollback paths so agents are reliable in production rather than demonstrations. Monitors, debugs, and improves deployed applications against evaluation metrics. Applies sound system-design principles. Defines application architecture, data flows, and integration boundaries, and designs for scalability, reliability, latency, and cost. Codifies repeatable patterns, turning successful builds into reusable components and reference architecture the team can leverage. Works directly with non-technical business owners to understand their workflows, and maintains current knowledge of evolving LLM capabilities, implementation patterns, and AI development stacks. EXPERIENCE Requires minimum 5 years job related work experience in AI/ML or software engineering in excess of degree requirements. Required skills and knowledge: Proven record of building and deploying production-grade autonomous agents, not prototypes. Agent orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, Microsoft Agent Framework, or comparable). Production RAG with vector search and vector databases (pgvector, Azure AI Search, Databricks Vector Search) Strong Python and hands-on LLM API integration. System-design fundamentals: scalable, reliable, maintainable services, API and integration-boundary design, and trade-offs across latency, throughput, and cost. Building or extending tool and data connectors for LLM applications. Deploying and operating applications on a managed cloud platform. AI governance, model lifecycle, and evaluation methodology. Stakeholder and discovery skills. Works directly with non-technical business owners, scopes ambiguity, and operates autonomously. Preferred: Solution and system architecture across multiple applications, with security-by-design and reference architecture. Large-scale data platforms (Databricks) for retrieval, feature, or pipeline work. Experience in a regulated industry (energy, finance, healthcare) or an audit-driven environment. Multi-agent orchestration and context engineering. EDUCATION Bachelor's Degree: Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (Required) or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY Agent & LLM Frameworks: LangGraph, Microsoft Agent Framework, LangChain, LlamaIndex LLM Platforms & APIs: Claude API, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI API, model routing and evaluation frameworks AI Coding Assistants: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot Studio Retrieval & Vector Search: Azure AI Search, Databricks Vector Search, pgvector Data & Analytics: Databricks, Power BI, SQL, Oracle DB, PostgreSQL Connectors & Integration: MCP (Model Context Protocol), REST APIs, enterprise system connectors, Teams integration Cloud & Deployment: Azure, OpenShift (Private Cloud / On-Premises), Docker, Kubernetes, Helm CI/CD & Source Control: GitHub, GitHub Actions, Git and pull-request workflows Observability & Evaluation: Tracing, evaluation harnesses, LLM observability, logging and monitoring ITSM & Agile Tooling: ServiceNow, Jira Scripting & Languages: Python, PowerShell CERTIFICATION Cloud or AI/ML certification (Azure AI Engineer, AWS Machine Learning, or Databricks) (Preferred) WORK LOCATION: Hybrid schedule in Taylor, TX 2 days per week. #LI-DN 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. Expected Salary Range: $145,000 - $200,000

At ERCOT, our diverse and dynamic work environment provides a platform on which employees can work together to build the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market utilizing the latest technologies and resources. We encourage you to join our talented, dedicated workforce to develop world-class solutions for today and tomorrow’s energy challenges while learning new skills and growing your career. ERCOT is committed to fostering inclusion at all levels of our company. It is the cornerstone of our corporate values of accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise. We know that individuals with a wide variety of talents, ideas, and experiences propel the innovation that drives our success. An inclusive and diverse workforce strengthens us and allows for a collaborative environment to solve the challenges that face our industry today and in the future. Provides engineering analysis and technical support to ensure continuing reliable operations of the electric power grid in compliance with NERC Standards, ERCOT Protocols and Market Guides. Provides electrical engineering analysis and technical support for the planning and operation of the electric power system. Implements appropriate system modeling, develops tools and procedures to monitor and control the system, performs system studies, analyzes simulated or actual operating results, develops solutions to current or future system issues, and appropriately reports findings and recommendations. JOB DUTIES Understands the basic principles, theories and concepts related to the profession and learns how to apply them within the ERCOT culture. Follows standard practices and procedures in analyzing situations or data from which answers can be readily obtained. Contributes to specific objectives and outcomes as directed. ADDITIONAL JOB DUTIES Develops and prototypes tools to assist control room Operators, Outage Coordinators, Operations and Planning Engineers in the analysis and visualization of data needed to maintain the reliability of the Grid May serve as the subject matter expert for system performance standards and contribute to the development strategy for the tools and applications needed by ERCOT Operations and Planning Interacts with Project Teams to implement new tools and system changes in production environments Development of operational awareness and analytical tools used by System Operators in control room. Investigation, analysis, and development of data displays needed by System Operators Development of new and existing analytical tools used by Engineers and Coordinators to maintain system reliability Provide documentation and guidance needed by Project teams in order to deploy new tools Provide documentation and guidance for the development of training and training material Develop vendor applications to their fullest extent through changes in software, processes, and training Investigation, evaluation, and bench-marking of new display and tool technologies Develop test scripts and tests the functionality of tools developed REQUIRED EXPERIENCE Level 2 Engineer: Requires minimum 1 year job related work experience in excess of degree requirements. Experience within the electric utility industry preferred Level 3 Engineer: Requires minimum 3 years job related work experience in excess of degree requirements. Experience within the electric utility industry preferred Sr Engineer: Requires minimum 5 year job related work experience in excess of degree requirements. Experience within the electric utility industry preferred Lead Engineer: Requires minimum 8 years job related work experience in excess of degree requirements. Experience within the electric utility industry preferred Salary and level will be based on overall experience as determined by ERCOT. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Experience with any of the following: JavaScript, Vue.js, Angular, Python, C#, Single Page Apps, PL/SQL, SQL, VBA or other scripting languages Experience with mapping software like ArcGIS or Mapbox Experience with development as well as gathering business requirements Experience with front, middle and back-end development EDUCATION Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering or related field (Required) or a combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge to a major in such fields is required CERTIFICATION PE Professional Engineer (Preferred) WORK LOCATION – Taylor, TX: Employees will be required to be on-site in Taylor, TX at a minimum of 2 days per week, or more, as needed based on the business needs as determined by management On-site schedules are flexible or may be rotated based on business needs as determined by the Manager Remote work is required to be performed from your Texas residence. Employees may opt to work on-site more than required or 100% of the time 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-Hy brid 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. Expected Salary Range: $87,000 - $120,000

At ERCOT, our diverse and dynamic work environment provides a platform on which employees can work together to build the future of the Texas power grid and wholesale market utilizing the latest technologies and resources. We encourage you to join our talented, dedicated workforce to develop world-class solutions for today and tomorrow’s energy challenges while learning new skills and growing your career. ERCOT is committed to fostering inclusion at all levels of our company. It is the cornerstone of our corporate values of accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise. We know that individuals with a wide variety of talents, ideas, and experiences propel the innovation that drives our success. An inclusive and diverse workforce strengthens us and allows for a collaborative environment to solve the challenges that face our industry today and in the future. As a Grid Analysis engineer at ERCOT, you will enter a collaborative place to influence and shape the reliability of the electric power grid while developing your engineering and leadership skills. Our world class operations teams work creatively to perform steady-state analysis using the most advanced power flow models and support ERCOT stakeholders in crafting requirements to reliability integrate new technologies. Responsibility of the Grid Analysis includes, but are not limited to the following: Perform power-flow simulations to evaluate Constraint Management Plans (CMPs) and Remedial Action Schemes (RASs) using tools such as PowerWorld, PSSE, VSAT, etc. Perform regional power transfer analysis to identify potential wide-area cascading risks. Develop and maintain ERCOT’s Black Start Plan from resource selection to the restoration plan. Evaluate current performance of generator and transmission equipment against the reliability requirements and forecast future requirement needs. Propose and implement improvements which may include rule/requirement changes to maintain the reliability of the future grid. JOB SUMMARY Provide electrical engineering analysis and technical support for the operations of the electric power system. Implement appropriate system modeling, develop tools and procedures to monitor and control the system, perform system studies, analyze simulated or actual operating results, develop solutions to current or future system issues, and appropriately report findings and recommendations. Design and perform steady-state analyses using power flow models (PSSE, VSAT, or PowerWorld) under the direction of a senior level engineer or management. Assist in providing input and analyses from the operations perspective on market/protocol design issues to support other activities. Structure appropriate operations studies and sensitivity analyses to determine the need for Constraint Management Plans (CMPs) and regional power transfer interfaces. Help develop improvements to maintain reliability of the electric system. Serves as a technical Subject Matter Expert for the department. Make independent decisions except in instances of unusually complex engineering scenarios. Work on the most complex engineering issues where analysis of situations requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. Ability to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. May coordinate, provide presentations and participate in stakeholder meetings with ERCOT personnel and Market Participants. Foster and leverage strong working relationships with team and other internal departments. Lend professional expertise to guide projects and help teammates assigned by manager. Act as mentor and advisor to less experienced engineers/analysts. Lead multifunctional teams to obtain input, address comments and perform studies. Demonstrate skills as an expert user of power system software applications and tools, spreadsheet programs, and database programs. Maintain knowledge of emerging trends and industry best practices. Engineer 1 Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field, or a combination of education and experience that provides the applicant with knowledge equivalent to a major in such fields. Graduate Degree: Electrical Engineering or related field (Preferred). Engineer 2 Minimum 1 to 2 years (in excess of degree requirements stated above) of progressively responsible experience as a power system engineer or similar type role. Experience within the electric utility industry preferred. Engineer 3 Minimum 3 years (in excess of degree requirements stated above) of progressively responsible experience as a power system engineer or similar type role. Experience within the electric utility industry preferred. Senior Engineer Minimum 5 years experience as a power system engineer or similar type role within the electric utility industry. ​ EDUCATION : Bachelor's Degree: Electrical Engineering or related field, or a combination of education and experience that provides the applicant with knowledge equivalent to a major in such fields. Graduate Degree: Electrical Engineering or related field (Preferred). CERTIFICATION : PE (Professional Engineer) license is preferred but not required. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: Power-flow simulation experience. Programming or scripting experience. WORK LOCATION – Taylor, TX: Employees will be required to be on-site in Taylor, TX at a minimum of 2 days per week or more, as needed, based on the business needs as determined by management. On-site schedules are flexible or may be rotated based on business needs as determined by the Manager. Remote work is required to be performed from your Texas residence. Employees may opt to work on-site more than required or 100% of the time Salary and level will be based on overall experience as determined by ERCOT. 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. Expected Salary Range: $87,000 - $120,000