Description
Leidos is seeking Distribution Engineers & Designers in Walled Lake, Michigan, who are passionate about electric utility design engineering. The successful candidate will work directly with clients to ensure that Leidos' reputation for high-quality work is maintained.
Responsibilities:
- Perform design engineering for electric utility customers, primarily focusing on underground (UG) and Underground Residential Distribution (URD) systems.
- Develop detailed engineering design packages for underground electric distribution projects, including new installations, system upgrades, service extensions, relocations, and infrastructure improvements.
- Design underground distribution systems involving primary and secondary cables, conduit systems, duct banks, manholes, handholes, vaults, transformers, and associated equipment.
- Develop engineering work packages using customer GIS and Work Management Systems (WMS), such as DDS, GDT, GE Smallworld, Bentley Expert Designer, and Maximo.
- Perform underground cable and conduit routing, equipment placement, and design calculations to support safe, reliable, and cost-effective distribution systems.
- Coordinate with other utilities and stakeholders to identify and resolve conflicts involving existing underground infrastructure.
- Support engineering activities involving cable sizing, cable pulling calculations, voltage drop, equipment loading, and electrical clearance requirements.
- Assist with the development of construction drawings, material lists, cost estimates, work permits, easements, and right-of-way (ROW) applications.
- Review engineering design packages with utility customers and coordinate design modifications based on client feedback, construction requirements, and applicable standards.
- Manage assigned project scope, schedules, and budgets while maintaining quality standards and meeting client deliverable expectations.
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams, utility representatives, permitting agencies, and construction personnel to support project execution.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in design workflows, processes, and deliverable quality.
- Work in both field and office environments, including conducting site visits, collecting field data, verifying existing underground infrastructure, and supporting design development.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of relevant experience in electric utility distribution engineering or design, preferably with a focus on underground distribution systems.
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial Engineering preferred; additional relevant experience or technical certifications may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Experience working directly for an electric utility or utility engineering consulting company performing electric distribution design.
- Hands-on experience developing underground distribution design packages, including cable and conduit layouts, equipment placement, and associated construction documentation.
- Familiarity with underground distribution infrastructure, including duct banks, manholes, vaults, pad-mounted transformers, and primary and secondary cable systems.
- Working knowledge of applicable electric utility design standards, the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), and underground construction requirements.
- Understanding of underground distribution engineering principles, including cable sizing, cable pulling calculations, voltage drop, equipment loading, and electrical clearances.
- Ability to interpret utility drawings, construction plans, GIS data, and existing underground utility information.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary: $73,450.00 - $132,775.00 per year
- Hybrid working arrangement (3 days remote, 2 days onsite)
- Career development and growth opportunities, including Professional Engineer License (PE), Project Management Professional (PMP), Leadership training, Formal Mentorship Programs, Management opportunities