Distribution Engineer

Leidos•Kahului, HI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking Distribution Engineers in Maui, HI who are passionate about electric utility design engineering. The role involves ensuring exceptional quality in project delivery, working directly with utility clients, and leading a team to support a unique electric utility system. This position offers opportunities to gain expertise in NESC, Structural Pole Modeling, Electrical Power Calculations, GIS design training, Field Data Collection, and Client Design Standards. The position is based on the island of Maui, Hawaii, and candidates are expected to relocate. A competitive relocation package is offered for eligible hires.

Requirements

5+ years of Distribution Engineering experience, or 2+ years of direct experience supporting Hawaiian Electric (HECO) or Maui Electric.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial) from an ABET accredited institution; additional relevant experience/certifications may be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
Experience with NESC Standards, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, and Bluebeam and/or Adobe.
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) required.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Willingness to perform both field and office work.
Ability to work in outdoor environments and construction sites.
Ability to utilize personal vehicle.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ESRI, ESIMS, SAP and GIS a plus.
Experience with distribution design tools such as Pole Foreman, Spida-Calc, O-Calc.

Responsibilities

Independently develop design and construction work packages for moderately complex electrical overhead and underground distribution systems operating from 4kV through 69 kV, primarily associated with Customer Engineering programmatic work (e.g., new services, conversions, development design, overloaded transformers, inspection and maintenance, disconnect reconnects, customer relocations).
Achieve day-to-day objectives with the project team.
Review work provided by Client and assess requirements of scopes.
Communicate and coordinate with external customers, contractors, municipal agencies, and conduct field site assessments and scheduling appointments.
Assist other technical staff with tasks and assignments.
Coordinate across multiple internal areas including Supervision, Project Managers, Engineering and Meter Departments, and Technical Resources.
Explain and provide technical solutions, practices, and procedures within the organization.
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.
Perform QA/QC reviews of work by other engineers for submittal to Clients.
Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable MECo engineering, construction standards, and service requirements have been met.
Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design.
Comply with Leidos and Client Safety requirements as well as design and quality expectations.