Power Delivery Distribution Engineer & Designer (Remote)

Leidos; Bethlehem (Northampton County); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in the Eastern PA region seeks Distribution Engineers & Designers to perform design engineering for electric utility customers, develop work packages (OH, UG, URD, Make Ready), and manage scope, schedule, and budget.

You will work with GIS and design systems (EFD, AUD, Smallworld, ArcGIS, Maximo), collaborate with clients, and travel locally as needed within Pennsylvania; some remote work is supported.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of prior relevant experience is required.
• Bachelor's Degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial preferred); additional relevant experience/certifications may be considered in lieu of bachelor's degree
• Experience and demonstrated proficiency with the National Electric Safety Code (NESC)
• Some prior experience with structural analysis, guying calcs, cable pulling calcs, coordination of protective devices, and electric demand and fault currents calculations.
• Ability to provide your own reliable transportation, as some local or regional travel is anticipated (Job-related travel Will be reimbursed at IRS-approved rates).
• Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills

Responsibilities

• Perform design engineering for Leidos electric utility customers
• Develop work packages for OH, UG, URD, and Make Ready, using customer GIS and WMS systems such as EFD, AUD, Smallworld, ArcGIS, Infor, EAM, STORMS, and Maximo
• Manage scope, schedule, and budget of work assigned.
• Perform functional tasks, planning, and/or customer follow-up
• Perform scope analysis of work assigned and maintain schedule adherence to advocate client priorities
• Initiate continuous improvement to workflow processes that drive efficiency and high-quality standards in client design deliverables
• Gain experience in coordinating conflicting utilities and other field engineering design requirements, assessing and developing large design packages for complex cable/conduit projects in dense urban environments, work permit development, easements, and ROW applications
• Be comfortable in both a field and office setting: the role may require local or regional customer-site visits to collect field data that will assist in developing work packages

Skills

NESC

Structural analysis

Guying calcs

Cable pulling calcs

Protective devices coordination

Electrical calculations

Field data collection

GIS design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial

Tools

Pole Foreman

Pull Planner

Katapult

MicroStation

ArcGIS

Job description

Leidos in the Eastern PA region seeks Distribution Engineers & Designers to perform design engineering for electric utility customers, develop work packages (OH, UG, URD, Make Ready), and manage scope, schedule, and budget.

You will work with GIS and design systems (EFD, AUD, Smallworld, ArcGIS, Maximo), collaborate with clients, and travel locally as needed within Pennsylvania; some remote work is supported.