Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Leidos delivers innovative engineering and technology solutions through a diverse workforce dedicated to customer, community, and operational excellence. The Substation Project Engineer will execute and quality-check substation physical and protection and control projects while partnering with AI and automation teams to develop more efficient co-engineering solutions. The role also supports project strategy, design, estimates, schedules, client standards, construction, and the full project lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Experience in executing both substation physical and P&C projects and the ability to explain why projects should be designed in particular ways
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with internal substation and software teams to direct project strategies and meet project needs
- Performing quality control checks on substation physical and P&C design projects
- Expected to read and design substation design drawings such as one-line drawings, three-line drawings, schematics, wiring, plan-section drawings, conduit and grounding drawings
- Create and check bill of materials for substation physical and P&C
- Create and check estimates and schedules for various projects
- Quality Control Checks Design
- Complete Project Lifecycle Support from Scoping to Final Design and Implementation
- Working with Client Standards to Implement Design
- Working with a Designer/Drafter to Create the Required Drawings for Each Project
- Construction support
- Expected to occasionally attend site visit at customer location
- Successful candidates must comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule, and budget. This position will be a member of a design team comprised of engineers, designers, and CAD technicians and will work with client standards to implement design
Skills
- Candidates must be located in the United States and preferred to be in the Central Time Zone
- This position is fully REMOTE but with occasional client and in-office travel may be required
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering, or related degree with four (4+) or more years of related substation design experience
- Demonstrate Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs
- A desire to lead next generation engineering strategies and practices; to make the discipline faster, more efficient, and more effective by removing low level and time consuming tasks
- Ability to meet deadlines under pressure situations
- Collaborator and leader who can work effectively in team environment to challenge and rethink approaches
- Self-starter who works independently and can provide both sound engineering judgement and explain the rationale behind it
- Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments
- Working knowledge of protection and control design
- Experience with bus calculation
- Experience with relay settings
- Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lighting studies
- Experience with AC and DC calculations
- Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS
- Experience working on CAD tools
- Masters degree in related field
- Field testing/commissioning experience
- Engineer Intern (EI or EIT) professional certification
- Professional Engineer (PE) License
Benefits
- Fully remote work arrangement
- Flexible work hours/work arrangements
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification support
- Professional Engineer (PE) License support
- Formal mentorship programs
- Developmental Leadership training
- Technical upskilling opportunities
- Continuing education and learning resources
- Career advancement and growth opportunities
- Formal and informal project management training
- Assistance with obtaining pertinent certifications
- A welcoming culture that recognizes the importance of a strong work/life balance
- Competitive compensation and benefits
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