Field Engineering Technician

Leidos•State College, PA

3d•$35,100 - $63,450•Hybrid

About The Position

We are in search of an Field Engineering Technologist to join our diverse and fast-paced organization. As a core team member, you will be interacting with other electric utility disciplines, playing a valuable part in performing field inspections, engineering design work and calculations. As a part of this work, you’ll be coordinating with permit agencies, right-of-way specialists, system owners, field leaders, forestry leaders, and 3rd party owners for joint-owned poles. Additionally, you will provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met, as well as conducting root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design. You’ll engage with technical design and Client standards, ensuring quality and timeliness of design deliverables to QAQC. The selected candidate for this position will work for our contractor for approximately 6 months with the possibility of converting to a direct employee afterwards. Location: The ideal candidate will be within a commutable distance to Harrisburg or State College, PA. This candidate will be commuting to this region to customer sites.

Requirements

Level 1: High school diploma or equivalent is required and 6+ months of prior relevant experience, will consider coursework or projects.
Level 2: High School diploma or equivalent is required and 1+ years of prior relevant experience; Associates Degree or higher in engineering technology or related is preferred
Able to walk at least one mile, swing a 3lb hammer, and execute field work on a daily basis
Willingness to perform both field and office work
Able to work in both team and independent environments to organize work to meet deadlines
Written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in outdoor environments, as some field work could be required
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

Responsibilities

Review work provided by Client and assess requirements of scopes.
Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met.
Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design.
Travel to sites as needed, perform inspections and return to the office to perform engineering design work.