Distribution Engineer

Description

At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that provide them with an opportunity to thrive, professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business.

Location & Relocation

This position is based on the island of Maui, Hawaii, and candidates are expected to relocate to Maui to support our local utility customers, projects, and team. We welcome qualified candidates from across the United States and are pleased to offer a competitive relocation package for eligible hires.

What Sets You Apart (Background Requirements)

• 5+ years of Distribution Engineering is required, or 2+ years of direct experience supporting Hawaiian Electric (HECO) or Maui Electric.
• Experience with NESC Standards, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, and Bluebeam and/or Adobe.
• Experience with ESRI, ESIMS, SAP and GIS a plus.
• Experience with distribution design tools such as Pole Foreman, Spida-Calc, O-Calc.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Willingness to perform both field and office work. Overnight travel may be required (15-25% travel).
• Ability to work in outdoor environments and construction sites.
• Ability to utilize personal vehicle.

As a Distribution Engineer in the Customer Engineering Department

• Independently develop design and construction work packages for moderately complex electrical overhead and underground distribution systems operating from 4kV through 69 kV mostly associated with Customer Engineering based programmatic work such as new overhead and underground services, overhead to underground conversions, underground residential/commercial development design, overloaded transformers, inspection and maintenance, disconnect reconnects, and customer relocations.
• Works to achieve day-to-day objectives with the project team.
• Review work provided by Client and assess requirements of scopes.
• Communicate and coordinate with external customers, contractors, municipal agencies, and conducting field site assessments and scheduling appointments, as needed.
• Aid other technical staff with tasks and assignments.
• Cookordination across multiple internal areas including Supervision, Project Managers, Engineering and Meter Departments, and Technical Resources.
• Able to explain and provide technical solutions, practices, and procedures within the organization.
• Perform engineering calculations such as structural analysis for wood pole loading, guying calculations, specifying conductor sags and tensions for recommended spans, and calculation of voltage drop and flicker.
• Perform QA/QC reviews of work by other engineers for submittal to Clients.
• Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable MECo engineering, construction standards, and service requirements have been met.
• Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design.
• Comply with Leidos and Client Safety requirements as well as design and quality expectations.

Skills

Your greatest work is ahead! You'll gain expertise in a variety of areas, including NESC, Structural Pole Modeling, Electrical Power Calculations, GIS design training, Field Data Collection, and Client Design Standards.

Benefits

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay And Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work).

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.