Senior Substation Structural Designer - Lead & Grow

Leidos; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Engineering seeks a Substation Senior Structural Designer to lead a diverse team of designers and drafters in creating structural designs, calculations, and technical drawings for substation projects.

You will guide design reviews, mentor junior designers, collaborate with engineers across disciplines, and manage project timelines to ensure safety, quality, and compliance with industry standards and client requirements.

Qualifications

• AA/2-year degree in Engineering Technology - CAD or related scientific/technical discipline. Experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 5- 8 years of relevant experience in steel design.
• Demonstrated Understanding of design concepts associated with high voltage electrical substations.
• Proficient in Substation Power Delivery Software: Autodesk AutoCAD, Bentley MicroStation

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve project issues by keeping an open line of communication between the internal project team and the client.
• Interact directly with clients to review and resolve technical project related issues without supervision.
• Collaborate with engineers/designers across disciplines and identify/resolve potential design issues to assure a complete, high-quality product.
• Ensures project deliverables for technical quality, accuracy and compliance with Company and Client standards.
• QA/QC site steel plans, sections, details along with corresponding BOMs prepared by direct reports.

Skills

Substation design concepts

Team leadership

Client communications

Education

AA/2-year degree in Engineering Tech or CAD related

Tools

Autodesk AutoCAD

Bentley MicroStation

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

Leidos Engineering seeks a Substation Senior Structural Designer to lead a diverse team of designers and drafters in creating structural designs, calculations, and technical drawings for substation projects.

You will guide design reviews, mentor junior designers, collaborate with engineers across disciplines, and manage project timelines to ensure safety, quality, and compliance with industry standards and client requirements.