Electrical Engineer - Microgrid Systems

Leidos Inc; United States; On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos’ Power Delivery Solutions is seeking an Electrical Engineer, Microgrid Systems to serve as the Engineer of Record for complete microgrid designs. This hands-on role covers PV, BESS, generators, MV/LV distribution, protection and controls across multi‑vendor environments.

You will develop detailed deliverables and interconnection designs, coordinate protection schemes, and support permitting and interconnection applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with power systems focus.
• 4–8 years of detailed electrical design and system integration experience (EOR-level preferred).
• Experience designing and integrating DER assets (PV, BESS, generators) into a single electrical system.
• MV/LV distribution design, protection coordination, and interconnection design experience.
• Knowledge of controls/SCADA interfaces related to electrical design (not primary focus).
• PE licensure preferred or ability to obtain licensure.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Engineer of Record for microgrid electrical designs across PV, BESS, generation and distribution assets.
• Develop detailed electrical deliverables: diagrams, equipment specs, protection and coordination studies.
• Integrate MV/LV distribution with generation and storage assets to meet interconnection requirements.
• Coordinate protection schemes and controls/SCADA interfaces across vendors and disciplines.
• Lead technical reviews of EPC and OEM deliverables for client standards and performance.
• Interface with clients, EPCs and vendors to resolve design issues and ensure constructability.
• Support permitting, interconnection applications and utility coordination.
• Participate in multidisciplinary design reviews for microgrid and DER projects.

Skills

EOR-level design

DER integration

MV/LV design

Controls/SCADA coordination

Microgrid systems

BESS integration

Vendor coordination

Protection coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

PE license or ability to obtain licensure

Tools

One-line/three-line diagrams

Protection studies

Job description

Description

Leidos' Power Delivery Solutions is hiring an Electrical Engineer, Microgrid Systems to serve as the Engineer of Record (EOR) for complete microgrid system designs. This role is responsible for the detailed, multidisciplinary electrical engineering that integrates major microgrid components - PV generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS), backup/standby generators, MV/LV distribution, protection, and controls/SCADA interfaces - into a cohesive, constructible system design.

This is a hands‑on system integration and design role, not a controls, applications, or product‑development position. The ideal candidate has a strong background in detailed electrical design and EOR‑level responsibility for microgrid or distributed energy projects, and is comfortable owning the full electrical design package from concept through construction support.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Engineer of Record for microgrid electrical designs, taking ownership of system‑level integration across PV, BESS, generation, and distribution assets.
• Develop detailed electrical design deliverables, including one‑line/three‑line diagrams, equipment specifications, protection and coordination studies, and interconnection designs.
• Integrate MV/LV distribution design with generation and storage assets, ensuring compliance with utility interconnection requirements and applicable codes/standards.
• Coordinate protection scheme design and controls/SCADA interface requirements across multiple vendors and disciplines (civil, structural, controls, SCADA).
• Lead technical review of EPC and OEM deliverables to ensure compliance with client standards and project performance requirements.
• Interface directly with clients, EPCs, and equipment vendors to resolve design issues and ensure constructability.
• Support permitting, interconnection applications, and utility coordination as needed.
• Participate in and/or lead multidisciplinary design reviews for microgrid and DER projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program, with a focus on power systems.
• 4-8 years of experience in detailed electrical design and system integration for microgrid, distribution, generation, or storage projects (EOR‑level design experience strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated experience designing and integrating multiple DER asset types (PV, BESS, generators) into a single electrical system.
• Experience with MV/LV distribution system design, protection coordination, and interconnection design.
• Working knowledge of controls/SCADA interface requirements as they relate to electrical system design (controls design itself is not the primary focus of this role).
• PE license or ability to obtain PE licensure preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with VRFB, lithium‑ion, or other BESS technologies at the electrical design level.
• Familiarity with reciprocating engine/turbine generator integration.
• Prior EOR role on one or more completed microgrid or DER projects.
• Experience with utility interconnection standards and processes.

The Leidos Energy, Infrastructure, and Automation operation helps solve utilities' complex challenges through our full life‑cycle, performance‑based solutions. Our services include engineering, planning, project management, construction management, and commissioning for electric power substations and transmission and distribution lines; protection and controls design; and electrification programs. Utilities consistently come to Leidos for reliable power expertise, as reflected through our work with more than 75 investor‑owned utilities and more than 100 municipals/cooperatives across the country as well as a growing number of private developers.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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

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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.

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