Remote Distribution Engineer & Designer (Electrical)

Leidos; Reading (Berks County); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking Distribution Engineers & Designers in the Eastern, PA region to design and deliver high-quality electrical utility projects. You will work with client design standards, GIS/WMS tools, and field data collection to develop comprehensive work packages.

The role requires 2+ years of experience, a relevant bachelor's degree, and proficiency with NESC. Occasional travel to local site meetings will be expected, with support for travel reimbursements.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of prior relevant experience is required.
• Bachelor's Degree in 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)
• 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, travel to local/regional customer sites; travel reimbursed at IRS rates
• 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 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 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; develop large design packages for complex cable/conduit projects in dense urban environments
• Be comfortable in both field and office settings; may require local/regional customer-site visits for data collection

Skills

NESC knowledge

Communication skills

Field data collection

Education

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

Tools

Pole Foreman

Pull Planner

Katapult

ArcGIS

Smallworld

Maximo

STORMS

Infor

EAM

Job description

Leidos is seeking Distribution Engineers & Designers in the Eastern, PA region to design and deliver high-quality electrical utility projects. You will work with client design standards, GIS/WMS tools, and field data collection to develop comprehensive work packages.

The role requires 2+ years of experience, a relevant bachelor's degree, and proficiency with NESC. Occasional travel to local site meetings will be expected, with support for travel reimbursements.