# Substation Physical Engineer

**Company**: Leidos
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking a Substation Physical Engineer to join our team. As a Substation Physical Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on projects for electric utilities at voltages from 12kV up to 500kV. This is an exciting and growing field in the power systems industry and allows you to get exposure to how power generation, such as renewable energy, ties into the electric system.

You will be expected to use knowledge of digital logic design, AC and DC circuits to design substation electrical projects.

**Responsibilities:**

- 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

- Reading and designing substation physical drawings, such as one-line drawings, three-line drawings, plan-section drawings, foundation, and grounding drawings

- Creating and checking bills of materials for substation physical projects

- Attending site visits at customer locations

**Requirements:**

- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related degree with two (2+) or more years of related substation physical design experience

- Senior/Lead Level: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related degree with six (6+) or more years of related substation physical design experience

- Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lighting studies

- 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 a 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

**Benefits:**

- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure support

- Project Management Professional (PMP) development

- Technical and non-technical training designed to sharpen your expertise

- Leadership pathways that let you take on greater responsibility

- Mentorship and coaching from experienced engineers and managers

- Opportunity to lead, grow, and inspire a dynamic, high-performing team

- Flexible work arrangements

- Competitive compensation and benefits

**Pay Range:** $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

## Skills

### Required
- digital logic design
- AC and DC circuits
- substation physical design
- grounding studies
- lightning protection
- lighting studies
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- Professional Engineer (PE) licensure
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- 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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