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Leidos

Lead Substation Protection and Controls Engineer

Leidos

. Act as a key contributor to the development substation protection and control design projects .

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeAllentown • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $107,900 - $195,050 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Act as a key contributor to the development substation protection and control design projects
  • Lead, mentor and grow a diverse team of engineers, designers, and drafters
  • Take complete ownership of each project, to include management of financials, resources, and design
  • Liaison, lead, coordinate, and collaborate with external clients
  • Continually improve and maximize quality
  • Effectively and professionally communicate with our clients
  • Contribute to the definition of design scope, philosophies, design methodologies

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or other related degree
  • Eight (8+) plus years of direct experience in substation Protection and control design
  • Ability to lead substation design projects by aligning engineering execution with program management
  • Registered Professional Engineer (P.E) license (it would be nice if you had)
  • Master’s degree in related field (it would be nice if you had)
  • Experience leading a project team (it would be nice if you had)
  • Some experience in substation physical design (it would be nice if you had)
  • Field testing/commissioning experience (it would be nice if you had)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
  • Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools
substation protection designsubstation control designproject managementfinancial managementdesign methodologiesfield testingcommissioning
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationteam managementquality improvement
Certifications
Registered Professional Engineer (P.E)Bachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s degree in related field