Description
We are looking for a Lead Substation Engineer to join our team at Leidos. As a Lead Substation Engineer, you will be responsible for executing substation physical and/or P&C projects. You will need to have excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.
Responsibilities:
- Perform quality control checks on substation physical and P&C design projects
- 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
- Complete project lifecycle support from scoping to final design and implementation
- Apply the minimum requirements of the National Electrical Safety Code to the design processes
- Work with client standards to implement design
- Occasionally attend site visits at customer locations
- Occasionally visit the Framingham Leidos office for collaboration with the team
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field with eight or more years of related substation design experience
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills and the 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 a team environment
- Self-starter who works independently with minimal direction
- Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments
Preferred Qualifications:
- Engineer's Intern ("EI" or "EIT") professional certification
- Professional Engineer ("PE") License
- Working knowledge of protection and control design
- Experience with bus calculations
- 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
- Master's degree in a related field
- Field testing/commissioning experience
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Flexible work hours and work arrangements
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Formal mentorship programs
- Developmental leadership training
- Technical upskilling opportunities
- Continuing education and learning resources