Lead Substation Engineer

About the role

Leidos is looking for a Lead Substation Engineer to join its Power Delivery Services team, which serves utilities, municipal and cooperative customers and mobile operators. The engineer works in a design team of engineers, designers and CAD technicians, applying client standards to substation designs. Candidates must be located in Michigan, Ohio or Indiana and willing to travel to customer sites and the Walled Lake, MI office as needed.

Key responsibilities

• Execute substation physical and/or protection and control (P&C) projects, from scoping through final design and implementation.
• Perform quality control checks on substation physical and/or P&C design projects.
• Read and design drawings such as one-line, three-line, schematics, wiring, plan-section, conduit and grounding drawings.
• Create and check bills of materials for substation physical and/or P&C projects.
• Apply the Minimum Requirements of the National Electrical Safety Code to design processes and work with client standards.
• Collaborate with a designer/drafter to create the required drawings.
• Occasionally attend site visits at customer locations and collaborate with the team at the Walled Lake office.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Lead level: 4+ years of related substation design experience; Senior and Principal levels require 8+ years.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with internal teams and clients.
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure, work in teams and as a self-starter, and solve problems analytically.
• Must comply with quality control and safe work practices and stay within scope, schedule and budget.

Required skills

• Protection and control design, bus calculations, grounding studies, lightning and lighting studies, AC and DC calculations.
• WinIGS or CDEGS and CAD tools.
• Nice to have: EIT certification, PE license, master's degree, field testing and commissioning experience.

What we offer

• Flexible work hours and arrangements, with career development support.
• PMP and PE license preparation, mentorship programs, leadership training and continuing education resources.
• Pay range of $107,900 to $195,050 depending on level.