Leidos

Senior Distribution Engineer

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Kalamazoo • Missouri • United States

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Salary

💰 $73,450 - $132,775 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Perform design engineering for Leidos electric utility customers
  • Develop work packages for OH, UG, URD, Make Ready, and Street Light projects, using customer GIS and WMS systems such as DDS, GDT, GE Smallworld, Bentley Expert Designer, and Maximo
  • Manage the scope, schedule, and budget of work assigned
  • Design tools such as Pole Foreman, SOCKET, Spida-Calc, DDS
  • Review engineering design packages with clients
  • Perform functional tasks, planning, and/or customer follow-up
  • Perform scope analysis of work assigned and maintain schedule adherence to advocate client priorities
  • Initiate continuous improvement to workflow processes that drive efficiency and high-quality standards in client design deliverables
  • Gain experience in coordinating conflicting utilities and other field engineering design requirements, assessing and developing large design packages for complex cable/conduit projects in dense urban environments, work permit development, easements, and ROW applications
  • Be comfortable in both a field and office setting: the role may require customer-site visits to collect field data that will assist in developing work packages

Requirements

  • 4+ years of prior relevant experience
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial) from an ABET accredited institution
  • Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
  • Relevant experience working directly with an electric utility or an electric utility consulting company performing design engineering for electric distribution
  • Knowledge and demonstrated proficiency with the National Electric Safety Code (NESC)
  • Some prior knowledge of structural analysis, guying calcs, cable pulling calcs, coordination of protective devices, and electric demand and fault currents calculations
  • Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
design engineeringscope analysisstructural analysisguying calculationscable pulling calculationscoordination of protective deviceselectric demand calculationsfault currents calculationsworkflow process improvementproject management
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationinterpersonal communicationplanningcustomer follow-upadvocating client prioritiesefficiency improvementteam collaborationproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor of Science in EngineeringABET accreditationNational Electric Safety Code (NESC) knowledge