CAD Drafter

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Protect yourself and your family with thebenefitsof working for a world-class employer.When you join Leidosyou join a Fortune 500 company and one of Ethisphere Institutes Worlds Most Ethical Companies.

Successful candidates can look forward to a fast paced diverse work environment & flexible work hours/work arrangements as well as managers who will encourage career development and growth including:

• Technical & non-technical training opportunities

• Mentorship Program

In this role you can also expect to gain

• NESC expertise

• Electrical Power Calculations

• Interactions with other disciplines(Substation Protection & Controls and Civil Structural)

• Time management and organizational skills

Leidos is seeking a CAD Drafter for our Orlando FL office who will work as a member of a dynamic team within our Power Delivery division: an established group of electric utility engineering consultants that solve challenging substation engineering problems for our utility clients Nation-wide. The CAD Drafter will work under the mentorship of a seasoned CAD Drafter in a fast paced environment to perform various drafting and detailing functions using MicroStation and AutoCAD software for various utility clients. This individual is expected to develop skills in the field of substation drafting and the ability to work with increased independence.

In this role the qualified individual will be working closely with multiple design engineers and designers to complete Drafting and Detailing tasks at a high level of quality efficiency and productivity as required for execution of substation projects. The main areas of expected work are described below:

Protection & Control SCADA Communications (Single Line Diagrams Schematics SCADA and Communication drawings Control Building Layouts and Elevations Panel Front Views and Cabinet Layouts Wiring Diagrams Interconnection Drawings AC/DC Station Service drawings and other miscellaneous drawings as required by project scope)
Physical Electrical (General Arrangement Electrical Plans Electrical Elevations Sections and Details Foundation Plans and Details Structural Details Grounding Plan and Details Raceway Plan and Details Equipment Vendor Files and other drawings as required by project scope).
Support remote office overflow CAD workload on a need and availability basis. This will require coordination with other CAD leads in Leidos offices.

Required Education & Experience:
High School diploma with 1 years of relevant drafting and detailing experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation V7/V8/V8i. Associates degree is preferred.
Knowledge of drafting principles techniques and procedures.
Proficiency with the manipulation of vector and raster drawing files in AutoCAD and Microstation.
Ability to create and/or modify drawings from engineer-provided markups with a high level of attention to details.
Proficiency with Windows XP/VISTA/7 operating system environments.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products such as Word Excel Outlook etc.
Experience with file sharing document management and collaboration tools such as ProjectWise FTP SharePoint etc.
Strong professional verbal and written communication skills within a team environment.
Highly organized and efficient.
Ability to understand and implement a wide range of client CAD standards.
Ability to perform tasks in a fast-paced engineering/production environment.

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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.