Remote Distribution Engineer & Designer – Power Delivery

Leidos; Allentown (Lehigh County); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Eastern PA is seeking Distribution Engineers & Designers to design electrical utility projects, develop work packages, and manage scope, schedule, and budgets. This role blends field and office work, with travel within Pennsylvania and nearby areas.

You will work with GIS/WMS tools and collaborate with clients to ensure high-quality, compliant designs. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and knowledge of NESC.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of prior relevant experience is required.
• Bachelor's Degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial preferred).
• Experience and 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 own reliable transportation with local travel reimbursed.

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 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

2+ years experience

NESC knowledge

Strong communication skills

Field data collection

Education

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

Tools

ArcGIS

Smallworld

Maximo

Infor EAM

EFD

AUD

STORMS

EAM

Job description

Leidos in Eastern PA is seeking Distribution Engineers & Designers to design electrical utility projects, develop work packages, and manage scope, schedule, and budgets. This role blends field and office work, with travel within Pennsylvania and nearby areas.

You will work with GIS/WMS tools and collaborate with clients to ensure high-quality, compliant designs. Ideal candidates have 2+ years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and knowledge of NESC.