Early-Career Remediation Engineer / Geologist
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Associate Distribution Engineer
Leidos
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Kalamazoo • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $50,050 - $90,475 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
Tech Stack
Vault
About the role
- Develop design and construction work packages for electrical overhead and underground distribution systems (4kV through 138kV) including OH, UG, URD, Make Ready and Street Light projects
- Use customer GIS and WMS systems such as GE Smallworld, Bentley Expert Designer and Maximo to develop work packages
- Travel to sites as needed, perform inspections, and return to the office to perform engineering design work
- Perform engineering calculations: structural analysis for wood pole loading, guying calculations, specifying conductor sags and tensions, and calculation of voltage drop and flicker
- Develop permitting documents for different AHJ’s and work permit development, easements and ROW applications
- Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure standards are met
- Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design
- Coordinate conflicting utilities and assess/develop design packages for complex cable/conduit projects in dense urban environments
- Support distribution system protection and coordination, mainline vault medium voltage switchgear and network system design under supervision of a technical lead
- Comply with Leidos and Client Safety requirements and work a 4/10 schedule in the client’s office
Requirements
- Completed Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial preferred) from an ABET accredited institution
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
- Ability to utilize a personal vehicle (Job-related travel will be reimbursed at IRS-approved rates)
- Willingness to perform both field and office work; Ability to work in outdoor environments on occasion
- Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills
- Comfortable in both a field and office setting
- Located within a commutable distance of Michigan support areas and available for in-person meetings and assignments throughout the customer territory in Michigan
- Experience with distribution design tools such as BOUD, Pole Foreman, SOCKET, Spida-Calc or similar (preferred)
- Experience using CAD tools, MicroStation and/or GIS (preferred)
- Experience with NESC (preferred)
- Experience with design standards (preferred)
Benefits
- fast paced, diverse work environment and flexible work hours/work arrangements
- Engineer in Training Certificate (EIT)
- Professional Engineer License (PE)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Formal Mentorship Programs
- Learning & Development Resources
- Future Management Opportunities
- Opportunity to gain experience in NESC, Structural Pole Modeling, Electrical Power Calculations, GIS design training, Project and Financial Management
- Competitive compensation
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
- Travel reimbursement at IRS-approved rates
- Remote-working capabilities (commutable to Michigan support areas)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
engineering calculationsstructural analysisconductor sag calculationsvoltage drop calculationsflicker calculationsdesign package developmentroot cause analysisdistribution system protectionnetwork system designpermitting document development
Soft skills
strong written communicationstrong verbal communicationinterpersonal communicationability to work in outdoor environmentsability to perform field and office workcoordination skillsproblem-solving skillsattention to detailteam collaborationadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor of Science in EngineeringABET accreditation
