Remote Distribution Engineer & Designer (Electric Utility)

Leidos; West Branch (MI); Hybrid; USD 59,150 - 106,925; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Leidos seeks Distribution Engineers & Designers in Michigan who are passionate about electric utility design engineering. You will work directly with clients to ensure high‑quality deliverables, gaining expertise in NESC, pole modeling, electrical power calculations, GIS design training, field data collection, and client design standards.

Responsibilities include designing for OH/UG/URD, making ready, and street light projects, using DDS, GDT, GE Smallworld, Bentley Expert Designer, and Maximo.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial Engineering.
• 2+ years of design engineering experience with electric utilities.
• Knowledge of the National Electric Safety Code (NESC).
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform design engineering for electric utility customers.
• Develop work packages for OH, UG, URD, Make Ready, and Street Light projects using GIS and WMS systems such as DDS, GDT, GE Smallworld, Bentley Expert Designer, and Maximo.
• Manage the scope, schedule, and budget of work assigned.
• Design tools such as Pole Foreman, SOCKET, Spida‑Calc, DDS.
• Review engineering design packages with clients.
• 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.
• Coordinate conflicting utilities and other field engineering design requirements, including large design packages for complex cable/conduit projects in dense urban environments, work permit development, easements, and ROW applications.
• Conduct field and office work, including customer‑site visits to collect field data that informs work package development.

Skills

NESC knowledge

Electrical distribution

Client coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Civil/Industrial Eng

Tools

MicroStation

CAD tools

Maximo

GIS systems

Job description

Leidos seeks Distribution Engineers & Designers in Michigan who are passionate about electric utility design engineering. You will work directly with clients to ensure high‑quality deliverables, gaining expertise in NESC, pole modeling, electrical power calculations, GIS design training, field data collection, and client design standards.

Responsibilities include designing for OH/UG/URD, making ready, and street light projects, using DDS, GDT, GE Smallworld, Bentley Expert Designer, and Maximo.