Distribution Engineer

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.

We are seeking a Distribution Engineer in the Grand Rapids area.As a valued team member you can look forward to a fast paced diverse work environment and flexible work hours/work arrangements as well as managers who will encourage career development and growth opportunities including:
Professional Engineer License (PE)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Leadership training
Formal Mentorship Programs
Management opportunities

Youll be working directly with clients to make sure that Leidos reputation for highquality work is always maintained. If you join us in this role youll also have the opportunity to 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. Your greatest work is ahead!

As a Distribution Engineer You can expect to:

• Independently develop design and construction work packages for electrical overhead and underground distribution systems for Leidos electric utility customers
• Be comfortable in a field setting: the role will require customersite visits to collect field data that will assist in developing work packages. You can anticipate that about 2530 of your time will be spent collecting field data and the remainder of your time will be spent working remotely completing design work. You may also be asked to visit a customer office on an ad hoc basis.
• Review work provided by Client and assess requirements of scopes; You will interact frequently with our customer
• 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.
• Provide engineering support during construction including postconstruction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met.
• Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design
• 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

What Sets You Apart (Background Requirements):

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience is required: Relevant experience is either working directly with an electric utility or an electric utility consulting company performing electric distribution design engineering
• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline (Electrical Mechanical Civil or Industrial) from an ABET accredited institution; Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Experience with distribution design tools such as BOUD Pole Foreman SpidaCalc OCalc or similar
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word Excel Outlook etc.
• Ability to utilize a personal vehicle as some customerrelated travel is anticipated (Jobrelated travel will be reimbursed at IRSapproved rates)
• Willingness to perform both field and office work; Ability to work in outdoor environments
• Ability to demonstrate strong written verbal and interpersonal communications skills

You Might Also Have Some previous experience with:

• Experience with NESC Standards ESRI AutoCAD and/or MicroStation and GIS
• Structural analysis guying calcs cable pulling calcs coordination of protective devices and electric demand and fault currents calculations.
• Work management software and job estimating software.
• CAD tools

Professional Attributes that will help you succeed in this role:

• Collaborative attitude and inclusivity of individuals of diverse backgrounds and geographic locations.
• Ability to work with limited supervision
• Positive attitude
• Professional dress and demeanor

At Leidos we pride ourselves on being a trusted and technologyfocused solutions provider. Our Power Delivery Services Team is the goto for utilities and mobile operators who need reliable power and telecommunication expertise. Weve worked with over 50 investorowned utilities over 160 municipals/cooperatives and were continuing to expand our reach. Plus weve got an amazing group of industryleading construction partners who help us deliver meaningful Energy Delivery Solutions. Our recognition as an industry leader has been confirmed time and time again. Engineering NewsRecord (ENR) has ranked Leidos among the Top 10 T&D Firms and Top 10 Power Firms.

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.