Lead Substation Physical Design Engineer

Leidos; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is looking for a Lead Substation Physical Engineer in Pune, India. The ideal candidate will perform detailed design for medium to large utilities and provide leadership to junior engineers.

Responsibilities include creating and reviewing project materials, customer interaction, and advancing engineering methods. Candidates must have a relevant engineering degree and over four years of necessary experience. Opportunities for mentorship and team leadership are available in this dynamic role.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Ability to lead bids and proposal efforts for utility clients.
• Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection studies.

Responsibilities

• Perform conceptual and detailed substation design.
• Create and review bill of materials for projects.
• Develop technical presentations to assist team development.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills

HV and MV Substation Physical/Electrical design

Advanced engineering studies and calculations

Quality Control

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Client interaction

Mentorship

Substation design drawings

Education

Bachelor of Science Engineering

Tools

SDS AutoCAD Electrical software

WinIGS

CDEGS

Job description

Lead Substation Physical Engineer

Leidos is seeking a Lead Substation Physical Engineer to join our team in Pune, India.

Responsibilities

• Perform conceptual and detailed HV and MV Substation Physical/Electrical design for medium to large scale utilities/substations (including basic layout, electrical arrangement, one line, three-line drawings, plan‑section, grounding, AC and DC system drawings)
• Perform advanced engineering studies and calculations
• Perform Quality Control reviews on medium to large substation physical design projects
• Create and review bill of materials for substation physical projects
• Develop and review proposals, and scopes of work for substation physical projects
• Develop and provide advanced technical presentations to the team to assist with staff technical development
• Be involved in client interaction (including site visits) with a drive for customer satisfaction
• Provide leadership and mentorship to junior engineers
• Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with the internal teams and clients to meet project objectives

Qualifications

• 4+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Bachelor of Science Engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil or Industrial). Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Leadership experience in executing substation projects.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.
• Ability to lead bids and proposal effort for utility clients.
• Ability to perform quality control checks on substation design projects.
• Act as a supervisor for one to six direct reports.
• Ability to read and design substation physical drawings such as one-line drawings, three-line drawings, plan-section drawings, foundation, grounding drawings.
• Ability to read and design substation protection and control drawings such as one-line drawings, three-line drawings, AC/DC schematic drawings and wiring design.
• Ability to create and check bill of materials for substation physical.
• Act as a key contributor to the development of substation physical application documents to define design scope, philosophies, methodologies, and criteria for medium and high-voltage substation projects.
• Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lighting studies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in related field.
• Experience with QA/QC.
• Working knowledge of protection and control design.
• Experience with BUS calculations.
• Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS.
• Experience with SDS AutoCAD Electrical software.

Pay & Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. For more information, visit www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.