Remote Substation Design Lead

Leidos; United States; On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PMP

PE License

Mentorship programs

Leadership training

Upskilling opportunities

Continuing education resources

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Lead Substation Engineer to join our Power Delivery team. The role requires extensive experience in substation physical and P&C design, reading complex drawings, and directing design teams. You will work with clients and internal staff to ensure scope, schedule, and budget success.

The position emphasizes teamwork, high-quality documentation, and hands-on design leadership, with opportunities for mentorship, professional licensing, and ongoing technical development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related degree with 8+ years of substation design experience.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and ability to interact with internal teams and clients to meet project needs.
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure situations.
• Collaborator and leader who can work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments.

Responsibilities

• Execute substation physical and/or P&C design projects.
• Read and design substation drawings (one-line, three-line, schematics, wiring, plan-section, conduit, grounding).
• Create and check bill of materials for substation physical and P&C.
• Provide complete project lifecycle support from scoping to final design and implementation.
• Apply NEC minimum requirements to the design processes.
• Work with client standards and a designer/drafter to produce drawings.
• Occasionally attend site visits and collaboration at the Framingham Leidos office.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Collaborator and leader

Self-starter

Analytical skills

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

WinIGS

CDEGS

CAD tools

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Lead Substation Engineer to join our Power Delivery team. The role requires extensive experience in substation physical and P&C design, reading complex drawings, and directing design teams. You will work with clients and internal staff to ensure scope, schedule, and budget success.

The position emphasizes teamwork, high-quality documentation, and hands-on design leadership, with opportunities for mentorship, professional licensing, and ongoing technical development.