Power Systems Engineer

Post Date

Oct 10, 2025

Location

Austin,
Texas

ZIP/Postal Code

78744
US
Jan 02, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Programmer / Developer

Req #

AUS-81eab387-82fc-4899-9b7b-15691d7faade

Pay Rate

$64 - $80 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

An employer is seeking 2 GMS Application Engineers to join their team in Austin, Tx. The engineers will be joining the Grid and Market Solutions (GMS) team for a large electric provider. The GMS Application Engineers will be responsible for supporting the application portfolio and bring them into production. Knowledge of Power Flow, State Estimator, Contingency Analysis, Load Frequency Control, etc are crucial for being successful in this position. He or she will be involved in the designing, development, testing, validation and implementation of various modifications or enhancements to those EMS applications. The hourly pay for this role ranges from $70 - $85/hr depending on experience and feedback from the client.

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Required Skills & Experience

7+ years of experience as a GMS Application Engineer with knowledge of Power Flow, State Estimator, Contingency Analysis, Load Frequency Control, Dynamic Stability Analysis, Load Forecasting, Operator Training Simulator (OTS) etc

Hands on development experience with Python or Pearl Scripting

Linux OS experience

Ability to write SQL queries to pull data from internal archives to help with analysis

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience working with a Power system Vendor company such as GE, Hitachi, Siemens, AspenTech on power system application modules.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.