Associate Distribution Engineer - Power Delivery

Leidos Inc; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 51,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an Associate Distribution Engineer in our Minneapolis, MN office. The successful candidate will develop design and construction work packages for electrical distribution systems from 4kV to 138kV, using GIS, CAD tools, and client systems.

Travel may be required as needed, with a focus on safety, quality, and collaboration across disciplines including Substation and Protection & Controls. Responsibilities include calculations for pole loading, conductor sag, voltage drop, and

Qualifications

• Requires BS Degree from an ABET accredited Engineering program and 6-24 months of prior relevant electric utility distribution experience.
• Experience with NESC Standards, ESRI, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, and GIS a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) required.

Responsibilities

• Develop design and construction work packages for electrical overhead and underground distribution systems operating from 4kV through 138kV mostly associated with programmatic work such as overloaded transformers, inspection and maintenance, joint use, and inspection reports.
• Comply with Leidos and Client Safety requirements as well as design and quality expectations.
• Travel to sites as needed, perform inspections and return to the office to perform engineering design work.
• Perform engineering calculations such as structural analysis for wood pole loading, guying calculations, specifying conductor sags and tensions for recommended spans, and calculation of voltage drop and flicker.
• Develop permitting documents for different AHJ's.
• Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met.
• Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design.

Skills

NESC expertise

Pole modeling

Power calculations

GIS design

Interdisciplinary

Education

ABET Engineering BS

Tools

ESRI GIS

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

Leidos is seeking an Associate Distribution Engineer in our Minneapolis, MN office. The successful candidate will develop design and construction work packages for electrical distribution systems from 4kV to 138kV, using GIS, CAD tools, and client systems.

Travel may be required as needed, with a focus on safety, quality, and collaboration across disciplines including Substation and Protection & Controls. Responsibilities include calculations for pole loading, conductor sag, voltage drop, and