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You’ll own yard layout, grounding, station service, cabling, and design for substation at voltages up to 500kV and 765kV from concept through construction support, and you’ll work side by side with construction and procurement teams to deliver designs that are efficient to build. This is a great fit if you enjoy finding smarter, lower-cost design solutions and seeing your work built in the field.\nAs a Leidos employee, you can look forward to a dynamic & collaborative culture, as well as managers who will encourage career development and growth opportunities, including:\nProject Management Professional (PMP) \nProfessional Engineer (PE) Licensure\nFormal Mentorship programs\nDevelopmental Leadership training\nTechnical Upskilling Opportunities \nManagement opportunities \nAll while supporting your overall well-being and providing flexible work arrangements.\nIn this role, you can expect to:\nServe as a Substation Physical Engineer supporting the engineering and design of utility transmission and distribution substations, with primary responsibility for outdoor substation physical design on EPC projects.\nDevelop and review substation physical design packages including equipment layouts, electrical plan and section drawings, grounding plans and details, conduit and cable routing, foundation layouts, steel structure arrangements, bus configurations, and material specifications for small to medium-sized utility substation projects.\nPerform engineering calculations related to substation physical design, including grounding analysis, conductor sizing, bus and equipment clearances, rigid and strain bus design, structure loading, and foundation requirements.\nIdentify and recommend cost-saving alternatives, such as optimizing bus and equipment arrangements to cut steel, foundation, and conductor quantities, reducing yard footprint or construction hours, and adjusting designs when procurement lead times or vendor options change.\nRead, interpret, and develop substation physical drawings such as one-line diagrams, plan and elevation views, equipment layouts, grounding layouts, conduit plans, cable trench layouts, and construction details.\nCoordinate closely with Protection & Control, SCADA, Civil/Structural, Transmission Line, and other engineering disciplines to ensure an integrated and constructible design solution.\nAssist senior engineers with engineering studies, site evaluations, constructability reviews, and technical design assessments.\nPrepare project deliverables including engineered drawings, design calculations, technical reports, material take-offs, project correspondence, and construction support documentation.\nEvaluate the impacts of design changes across multiple disciplines and recommend technically sound and cost-effective solutions.\nPerform Quality Control reviews of physical design deliverables for smaller projects.\nSupport proposal development efforts by providing drawing counts, scope input, manhour estimates, and technical support for substation physical engineering activities.\nAssist in the development and continuous improvement of engineering processes, design standards, and best practices to enhance project execution efficiency.\nMaintain accurate project records, calculations, and design files while ensuring a high level of organization and attention to detail.\nContinue to expand technical knowledge of substation physical design, equipment applications, industry standards, and utility practices.\nDevelop and deliver technical presentations and knowledge-sharing sessions to support team development and training initiatives.\nProvide engineering support during procurement, construction, commissioning, and field execution activities, including responding to RFIs, reviewing vendor drawings, and supporting field personnel.\nSupport company goals and represent the organization professionally with clients, contractors, and project stakeholders.\nBackground Qualifications/Requirements:\nB.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.\nMinimum of 4+ years of relevant experience in utility substation physical design with a B.S. degree, or 3+ years of relevant experience with a M.S. degree.\nDemonstrated experience developing substation physical design packages for transmission and distribution substations.\nKnowledge of outdoor substation equipment and layouts, including power transformers, circuit breakers, disconnect switches, instrument transformers, surge arresters, bus systems, steel structures, grounding systems, and associated station equipment.\nExperience performing substation physical engineering calculations and applying utility design standards and industry codes.\nFamiliarity with electric utility infrastructure and the principles involved in substation physical engineering and EPC project execution.\nExperience with engineering software and design tools such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, Bentley OpenUtilities, CDEGS, STAAD, MathCAD, or similar industry-standard applications.\nExperience supporting Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) turnkey projects for electric utilities.\nPreferred, but not Required:\nProficiency with Bentley ProjectWise data management system.\nExperience in 3D design application like AutoDesk Inventor\nProfessional Engineer (PE) License\nUnderstanding of Protection & Control systems and the interface between physical and P&C design.\nExperience supporting greenfield, brownfield, expansion, and retrofit substation projects.\nKnowledge of grid scale battery energy storage technology and applications.\nKnowledge of applicable industry standards including IEEE, NESC, NEC, and utility-specific design practices.\nProfessional Attributes that will help you succeed in this role:\nStrong commitment to quality and producing high-quality engineering deliverables.\nUnderstanding of quality assurance and quality control processes within the power and consulting industry.\nExcellent attention to detail and organizational skills.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in fast-paced project environments.\nStrong communication and collaboration skills with multidisciplinary engineering teams.\nProactive problem-solving mindset and a focus on constructible, practical engineering solutions.\nPDSSUBSTATION\nPowerDelivery\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nOctober 27, 2026For 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.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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