Senior Substation Physical Design Engineer (EPC)

Leidos; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PMP Certification

Professional Engineer Licensure

Mentorship programs

Developmental Leadership training

Technical upskilling opportunities

Management opportunities

Job summary

Leidos Energy's EPC Solutions group is seeking a Senior Substation Physical Engineer to lead outdoor substation physical design for transmission and distribution projects nationwide. You will own yard layout, grounding, station service, cabling, and design for substations up to 500 kV and 765 kV, from concept through construction support.

You will collaborate with Construction and Procurement teams, pursue cost-saving design improvements, and deliver constructible solutions while growing in a

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• 4+ years with a BS or 3+ years with an MS in utility substation physical design.
• Experience developing substation physical design packages for transmission and distribution.
• Knowledge of outdoor substation equipment and layouts, grounding, and related station equipment.
• Experience performing substation physical engineering calculations and applying utility design standards.
• Familiarity with electric utility infrastructure and EPC project execution.
• Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, Bentley OpenUtilities, CDEGS, STAAD, MathCAD, or similar.
• Experience supporting EPC turnkey projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead outdoor substation physical design for transmission and distribution projects.
• Develop and review substation physical design packages (layouts, grounding, cabling, routing).
• Perform grounding, conductor sizing, bus/configuration, foundation calculations.
• Identify cost-saving design alternatives to reduce materials and construction effort.
• Read and develop substation drawings (one-line diagrams, plans, elevations).
• Coordinate with Protection & Control, SCADA, Civil/Structural, and other disciplines.
• Prepare drawings, calculations, reports, material take-offs, and construction documentation.
• Support procurement, construction, commissioning, and field execution activities.

Skills

Substation design

Engineering calculations

EPC project execution

Protection & Control integration

Construction support

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Bentley OpenUtilities

CDEGS

STAAD

MathCAD

AutoDesk Inventor

Job description

Leidos Energy's EPC Solutions group is seeking a Senior Substation Physical Engineer to lead outdoor substation physical design for transmission and distribution projects nationwide. You will own yard layout, grounding, station service, cabling, and design for substations up to 500 kV and 765 kV, from concept through construction support.

You will collaborate with Construction and Procurement teams, pursue cost-saving design improvements, and deliver constructible solutions while growing in a