Jobs at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

Performs transmission and generation power-flow, contingency, voltage, and transient stability analyses for the Bulk Electric System. Builds EMS/PSSE models, evaluates outage-driven congestion, recommends grid reliability mitigations, and approves or reschedules outages. Coordinates with stakeholders and internal operations, markets, and planning teams while leading automation and process-improvement initiatives.

Assess long-term regulatory, economic, and industry trends affecting generation and transmission infrastructure. Evaluate grid reliability and adequacy, analyze gas-electric interdependencies, identify emerging risks, and develop strategic recommendations. Prepare reports and presentations for internal teams, regulators, and industry leaders while collaborating across teams and engaging external stakeholders to support policy alignment and long-term energy system planning.

Lead applied power-system planning R&D for MISO by evaluating emerging grid technologies, developing analytical methods and stability-analysis workflows, and integrating findings into planning standards and operational processes. The role covers power-flow and dynamic-stability studies, system monitoring and validation, long-range planning, interconnection workflows, reliability, markets, and large-load impacts. It requires a master’s degree, at least 10 years of relevant electric-energy experience, and strong power-system modeling expertise.

Leads enterprise strategy integration, cross-functional alignment, strategic analysis, executive communications, performance measurement, and strategy-management processes. Advises senior leaders, identifies organizational dependencies and risks, connects business-area plans to corporate objectives, and supports initiatives involving AI, digital transformation, and automation. The role requires extensive organizational strategy, transformation, or change-leadership experience, with energy industry experience preferred.

Owns and improves MISO’s enterprise planning framework and governance model. Establishes planning standards, coordinates strategy convergence, facilitates executive planning sessions, ensures corporate plan quality, and aligns strategic planning with budgeting, workforce planning, performance measurement, and incentive development. The role synthesizes industry, regulatory, risk, and stakeholder insights into actionable guidance while leading continuous improvement of enterprise planning capabilities.

Maintains procurement records, contracts, purchase orders, supplier data, and security assessments throughout their lifecycle. Supports renewals, procurement requests, lead-time goals, system troubleshooting, data governance, intranet content, training resources, reporting, and process improvement. The role also contributes to purchasing-process conversions, system optimization, data cleanup, and Finance initiatives involving AI-assisted automation.

Advises senior leaders and supports corporate planning by synthesizing enterprise risks, performance, compliance, competitive intelligence, and external trends. Assesses strategic plans for gaps, dependencies, tensions, and opportunities; translates complex information into executive narratives and strategic choices; and connects priorities to enterprise objectives and performance measures. The role influences cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority and supports executive and Board-level discussions with integrated strategic assessments.

Summer systems engineering intern supporting requirements analysis, system modeling, interface definitions, and engineering design decisions for large-scale electric grid systems. The intern will collaborate with product teams, architects, and operators, participate in professional development activities, and present project results at the end of the summer. The role is onsite in Carmel, Indiana, averages 40 hours weekly, and runs from June 2 through August 13, 2027.

Develop and support ServiceNow applications across ITSM, ITOM, ITAM, CMDB, security, and customer service. Build integrations using REST APIs and Integration Hub, automate workflows with Flow Designer and ServiceNow AI tools, and ensure platform security, reliability, compliance, and data integrity. Participate in Agile development, testing, peer reviews, solution design, production support, and mentoring junior engineers.

Design, develop, test, deploy, operate, and modernize Java/Spring Boot applications in mission-critical environments. Lead complex feature implementation, make technical decisions, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and apply generative AI across the software development lifecycle. Responsibilities include API and database integration, cloud-native development, CI/CD, automated testing, security, compliance, observability, and production support.

Supports power flow and contingency studies, transmission planning, grid reliability analysis, model development, and process automation. Uses tools such as PSS/E and TARA along with Python and SQL to assess grid constraints, automate workflows, and support operating guides. Interns collaborate with planning and operations teams, gain exposure to control room activities, and present project findings to department leaders.

Graduate Power Systems Engineering Intern supporting MISO grid reliability through power flow and contingency studies, transmission planning, model development, and process automation. The role uses tools such as PSS/E, TARA, and EMS along with Python and SQL. Interns analyze grid constraints, support outage coordination and operating guides, contribute to planning or automation projects, and present findings to technical leaders. The internship is full-time and onsite in Carmel, Eagan, or Little Rock.

Participate in a 2027 summer internship developing AI and software engineering projects for MISO’s electric grid operations. Build prototypes and production-ready tools using Python, cloud platforms, AI frameworks, data pipelines, LLM/RAG agents, automation, and observability dashboards. Collaborate with engineering and product teams, evaluate technical concepts, improve reliability, attend professional development activities, and present project outcomes at the program’s conclusion. The internship is full-time and onsite in Carmel, with possible part-time remote work during the school year.

Summer interns support virtual customers, answer questions, coordinate with internal subject matter experts, review metrics, improve processes, and present project recommendations. The role includes networking, community service, professional development, and approximately 40 hours per week onsite in Carmel, Indiana. Candidates should be pursuing a relevant degree and have interest or experience in communication, data analysis, customer service, teamwork, or process improvement.

Summer legal internship for undergraduate students pursuing law, political science, environmental or energy policy, or related fields. Responsibilities include legal and policy research, contract language review, governance support, regulatory and corporate law exposure, stakeholder considerations, professional development, and a final presentation. The role is onsite in Little Rock, Arkansas, averages 40 hours per week, and runs from June 2 through August 13, 2027.

Supports 24/7 grid operations by analyzing scheduling and workforce data, building Power BI and Excel dashboards, identifying trends and risks with SQL and Python, and contributing to process improvements, system migrations, training design, and monthly operations metrics. Presents findings to Control Room leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Summer interns analyze grid trends, load growth, emerging risks, forecasts, and regional data to support MISO’s long-term strategy and reliability planning. Interns collaborate on analytical projects, synthesize insights for leadership, participate in professional development activities, and present project recommendations at the end of the summer. The role is onsite in Eagan, Minnesota, or Carmel, Indiana, from June 2 through August 13, 2027.

Build and improve systems automation using Ansible, Python, GitHub Actions, and Packer. Troubleshoot infrastructure issues with engineers, implement fixes, and improve the reliability, security, and consistency of computer system deployment. Interns will complete a technical project, present their recommendations, and participate in professional development and networking activities. The role is onsite in Carmel, Indiana, from June 2 through August 13, 2027.

Internal Audit interns perform control testing, evaluate business processes, document audit evidence, and support risk mitigation and compliance activities, including Entity Level and Sarbanes-Oxley audits. Interns collaborate with managers, mentors, and cross-functional teams, participate in professional development, and present project findings at summer’s end. The role is onsite in Carmel, Indiana, averages 40 hours weekly, and runs from June 2 through August 13, 2027.

Support cybersecurity operations protecting the electric grid by building automations, improving detections, analyzing logs, assisting with threat hunts, investigating suspicious activity, and strengthening security defenses. Interns will improve security team processes, participate in professional development activities, and present project findings at the end of the summer. The role is full-time onsite in Carmel, Indiana, from June 2 through August 13, 2027.