Substation Physical Engineer

f digital logic design, AC and DC circuits to design substation electrical projects.

Potential for Hybrid or Remote support capacity for candidates in living the Houston, Dallas, and Austin, TX client servicing areas.

Successful candidates can look forward to a fast paced, diverse work environment and flexible work hours/work arrangements as well as managers who will encourage career development and growth including:  

• Engineer in Training Certificate (EIT).
• Professional Engineer License (PE).
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Technical & Non-Technical Training Opportunities.
• Leadership Opportunities.
• Mentorship & Training Opportunities.
• Opportunity to Lead, Grow, and Inspire a Dynamic Team

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The Challenge:

• Experience in executing substation physical projects

• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.

• Performing quality control checks on substation physical design projects.

• Expected to read and design substation physical drawings such as operation one-line drawings, electrical plan and section drawings, foundation layouts, grounding layouts and details, Conduit layouts and details.

• Create and check bill of materials for substation physical

• Prepare project deliverables including but not limited to engineered drawings, technical reports, correspondence and miscellaneous project documentation

• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines as required. Should be able to assess the impacts of design changes on other disciplines to pick the best solution. Foster constructive communication between disciplines

• Expected to attend site visit at customer location

• Assist the team with the development of processes and procedures to improve project execution efficiency.

• Working with Client and National Standards to Implement Design.

• 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.

What Sets You Apart:

• Mid-Level: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related degree with two (2+) or more years of related substation physical design experience.
• Senior-Level: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related degree with four (4+) or more years of related substation physical design experience.
• Lead- Level: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related degree with four (8+) or more years of related substation physical design experience.
• Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lighting studies.
• Demonstrate Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure situations.
• Collaborator and leader who can work effectively in team environment.
• Self-starter who works independently with minimal direction.
• Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments.
• High level of computer competency.
• Willingness to travel to project and/or client sites.

You Might Also have:

• US Citizen and able to pass a DOE Background
• Engineer Intern (“EI” or “EIT”) professional certification.
• Professional Engineer (“PE”) License.
• Working knowledge of protection and control design
• Experience with bus calculation
• Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS
• Master’s degree in related field.

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Pay Range:

Pay Range $63,https://050.00 - $113,https://975.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.