Senior Substation Designer - CAD Layout & Grounding Expert

Leidos Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Inc. is seeking a Substation Designer in Houston, TX to create electrical layout plans, foundation drawings, conduit layouts, grounding schemes, and control building plans for substations from 12kV to 500kV.

You will review vendor drawings and coordinate with civil and other disciplines. The role requires 2+ years of substation CAD design (Level 1) or 4+ years (Level 2), with MicroStation and AutoCAD expertise, plus strong analytical and detail‑oriented skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline.
• 2+ years of direct substation physical and electrical design experience using CAD software on electric utility industry projects.
• 4+ years of direct substation physical and electrical design experience using CAD software on electric utility industry projects.
• Solid comprehension and application of design software such as MicroStation and AutoCAD.
• Proficiency with Windows-based software (Word, Excel) for developing project deliverables.
• Ability to learn and effectively utilize new design software programs.
• Advanced 2‑D drawing preparation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and attention‑to‑detail skills.
• Team collaboration with project managers, engineers, designers, and drafters in multi‑discipline groups.

Responsibilities

• Develop new or modify existing electrical layout/plan of substation equipment and structures.
• Create substation foundation layout/plan drawings.
• Generate section/elevation views from layout/plan drawings.
• Produce conduit layout/plan drawings.
• Produce substation grounding layout/plan drawings.
• Develop control building layout/plan and section/elevation drawings.
• Develop a complete bill of materials for all required electrical equipment and materials.
• Review and comment on equipment drawings received from vendors and manufacturers.
• Collaborate with other disciplines (e.g., Civil Engineers) as necessary.
• Assist the project team with developing processes and procedures to increase team efficiency.
• Perform basic engineering calculations to support engineering design.
• Apply relevant client, national, and state standards to each assignment.

Skills

CAD software

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Windows tools

2D drawing

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline

Tools

MicroStation

AutoCAD

Job description

Leidos Inc. is seeking a Substation Designer in Houston, TX to create electrical layout plans, foundation drawings, conduit layouts, grounding schemes, and control building plans for substations from 12kV to 500kV.

You will review vendor drawings and coordinate with civil and other disciplines. The role requires 2+ years of substation CAD design (Level 1) or 4+ years (Level 2), with MicroStation and AutoCAD expertise, plus strong analytical and detail‑oriented skills.