Lead Substation Engineer
About the role
Hybrid Work Schedule: 4 days a week in the Houston, TX office.
Responsibilities
- Executing both substation physical and/or P&C projects
- Interacting with the internal team and clients to meet project needs
- Performing quality control checks on substation physical and P&C design projects
- Creating and checking bill of materials for substation physical and P&C
- Completing quality control checks on design
- Supporting the project lifecycle from scoping to final design and implementation
- Applying the Minimum Requirements of the National Electrical Safety Code to the design processes
- Implementing design according to client standards
- Collaborating with a designer/drafter to create required drawings for each project
- Occasionally attending site visits at customer locations
- Occasionally visiting the Framingham Leidos office for collaboration with the team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related degree with eight (8+) or more years of related substation design experience
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs
- Able to meet deadlines under pressure situations
- Collaborative and leader who can work effectively in a team environment
- Self-starter who works independently with minimal direction
- Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related degree with eight (8+) or more years of related substation design experience
- Engineer Intern (“EI” or “EIT”) professional certification
- Professional Engineer (“PE”) License
- Working knowledge of protection and control design
- Experience with bus calculation
- Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lighting studies
- Experience with AC and DC calculations
- Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS
- Experience working on CAD tools
- Master’s degree in related field
- Field testing/commissioning experience
Skills
- Experience in executing both substation physical and or P&C projects
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs
- Ability to meet deadlines under pressure situations
- Collaborator and leader who can work effectively in team environment
- Self-starter who works independently with minimal direction
- Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments
Benefits
Pay Range: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
Pay
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.
Schedule
Hybrid Work Schedule: 4 days a week in the Houston, TX office.
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.
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