Associate Planning Engineer
About The Position
Leidos offers its knowledge and expertise over a wide area of cutting-edge energy technologies and independent oversight, combined with proven business acumen. Building our work for publicly and privately owned utilities, financial institutions, and local governments, we provide our clients with business insight into all sectors of the infrastructure industry. We are seeking an Associate Planning Engineer to join our dynamic Energy & Systems Solutions team. In this role, you will provide transmission planning consulting services as an entry-level engineer, working under the supervision of senior staff on projects for Municipal Utilities, Investor-Owned Utilities, and Regional Planning organizations (ISOs/RTOs). This position offers a foundational opportunity to develop technical expertise within the Leidos Planning practice.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE).
- Approximately 0 - 4 years of prior relevant experience preferred.
- Basic knowledge of and ability to apply principles, theories, and concepts of the electrical engineering domain (e.g., load flow, short circuit, and basic circuitry).
- Ability to solve routine technical problems in a team environment.
- Demonstrates solid oral and written communication skills for peer-to-peer collaboration.
- Willingness to travel to project and/or client sites as required for data collection or team meetings.
Responsibilities
- Solve simple, routine technical problems following established procedures and policies.
- Apply basic principles, theories, and concepts of electrical engineering to support transmission system planning and power system analysis.
- Utilize and develop proficiency in industry-standard analytical tools such as ETAP, SKM, CYME, Synergi, WindMil, PSS/E, PSLF, PowerGEM TARA, or ASPEN.
- Assist in the technical writing of project findings and contribute to the preparation of basic analysis for project reports.
- Communicate with peers to explain facts, basic analysis, and engineering processes related to your work area.
- Learn to apply NERC reliability standards FERC regulatory policies, or IEEE standards to real-world infrastructure projects.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
