Remote Distribution Engineer — Electric Utility Design

Leidos Inc; Jackson (MI); Hybrid; USD 59,150 - 106,925; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Michigan is seeking Distribution Engineers & Designers who are passionate about electric utility design engineering. You will work directly with clients to ensure high-quality deliverables and gain experience in NESC, structural pole modeling, and GIS design training.

The role may involve field data collection, office work, and occasional in-person visits within Michigan; remote-working capabilities exist.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Bachelor's Degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial preferred).
• Relevant experience with electric utility or electric utility consulting firm performing design engineering for electric distribution.
• Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency with the National Electric Safety Code (NESC).
• Some knowledge of structural analysis, guying calcs, cable pulling calcs, coordination of protective devices, and electric demand and fault currents calculations.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform design engineering for Leidos 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.
• 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 customer-site visits to collect field data that will assist in developing work packages.

Skills

NESC knowledge

Strong communication skills

Field data collection experience

Electrical/Mechanical/Civil background

Education

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

Tools

DDS

GDT

GE Smallworld

Bentley Expert Designer

Maximo

Pole Foreman

SOCKET

Spida-Calc

CAD tools

Job description

Leidos in Michigan is seeking Distribution Engineers & Designers who are passionate about electric utility design engineering. You will work directly with clients to ensure high-quality deliverables and gain experience in NESC, structural pole modeling, and GIS design training.

The role may involve field data collection, office work, and occasional in-person visits within Michigan; remote-working capabilities exist.