We are looking for a skilled and experienced Substation Physical Designer to work out of our Chicago office or remotely

In this role you will use accepted practices and standards to create substation design drawing packages and required documents for electric power substations from 12kV to 500kV.

Substation Physical designer responsibilities include:

• Develop new or modify existing electrical layout/plan of substation equipment and structures.

• Develop new or modify existing substation foundation layout/plan drawings.

• Develop new or modify existing section/elevation views from layout/plan drawings.

• Develop new or modify existing conduit layout/plan drawings.

• Develop new or modify existing substation grounding layout/plan drawings.

• Develop new or modify existing control building layout/plan and section/elevation drawings.

• Develop complete bill of materials for all required electrical equipment and materials.

• Review and comment on equipment drawings received from vendors and manufacturers.

• Collaborate with other disciplines (eg. Civil Engineers) as necessary to complete assigned work.

• Assist the project team with development of processes and procedures to increase team efficiency.

• Perform basic engineering calculations to support engineering design.

• Apply relevant client national and state standards to each assignment as required.

Substation Physical Designer Qualifications:

• Level 3: HS Diploma with 2 years of direct substation physical electrical design experience using CAD software on electric utility industry projects.

• Level 4: HS Diploma with 3 years of direct substation physical electrical design experience using CAD software on electric utility industry projects.

• A combination of education and a demonstrated related experience may be considered in lieu of education and experience requirements.

• Solid understanding and application of design software such as: MicroStation and AutoCAD.

• Proficient with Windows-based software such as Word and Excel which are frequently used to develop project deliverables.

• Ability to learn and effectively utilize new design software programs.

• Advanced ability to utilize 2D and 3D applications to prepare engineering drawings.

• Ability to work in a team environment with others including but not limited to Project Managers Engineers Designers and drafters in multi-discipline groups

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Strong attention to details and work product quality.

Substation Physical Designer Preferred Experience/Additional information:

• Associate Degree in Engineering Technology or Drafting Technology.

• Experience with SDS 3D inventor is a plus.

• Experience with AutoCAD Microstation and other 3D applications is a plus.

The Mission
Leidoshelps modernize infrastructure systems and security. We are a trusted partner to both government and highly regulated commercial customers looking for transformative solutions in mission IT security software engineering and operations. We work with our customers including the FAA DOE NASA National Science Foundation Transportation Security Administration Custom and Border Protection airports and electric utilities to make the world safer healthier and more efficient. Our customers take on the toughest challenges out there and at times need a helping hand from specialists in their fields. We combine our scale as a Fortune 500 company with the deep technical knowledge of our core capabilities and the expertise of our talented and diverse workforce to deliver mission-centric innovations. For each of these core capabilities we have developed proven repeatable processes that help us deliver agile cost-effective solutions to foster a better world.

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This position is for multiple opportunities ranging in years of experience. Level of opportunity including compensation will be matched to a candidates experience.

Were not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. Were looking for people who break limits ask hard questions and dont wait to be told whats next. At Leidos were not following the roadmap were redrawing it.

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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.