Senior Distribution Engineer

Leidos • Kahului, HI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Senior Distribution Engineer based on Maui, Hawaii, in the Customer Engineering Department. The role supports local utility customers, projects, and the team, and focuses on electric utility design engineering for overhead and underground distribution systems operating from 4 kV through 69 kV. Candidates already on Maui and candidates willing to relocate are welcome; a competitive relocation package is available to eligible hires.

The engineer independently develops design and construction work packages for moderately complex distribution projects, primarily Customer Engineering programmatic work. The position works with utility clients and project teams, coordinates with customers and internal departments, conducts field assessments, performs engineering calculations and quality reviews, and provides support during construction. The role includes regular site and customer-meeting travel, with overnight travel potentially required at 15–25%. It involves both field and office work, including outdoor environments and construction sites.

Leidos describes a fast-paced, diverse work environment with flexible work hours and work arrangements. The company also offers career-development and growth opportunities, including support for professional credentials, leadership training, formal mentorship programs, and management opportunities.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of relevant engineering experience, including a minimum of 2 years of direct distribution or customer-facing engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree; Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Industrial Engineering is preferred. Additional relevant experience or 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 Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to perform both field and office work.
• Ability to work in outdoor environments and construction sites.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to use a personal vehicle for work-related travel as needed.
• Ability to undertake overnight travel when required; the posting indicates overnight travel may be 15–25%.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Independently develop design and construction work packages for moderately complex overhead and underground electrical distribution systems operating from 4 kV through 69 kV.
• Work on Customer Engineering programmatic projects, including new overhead and underground services, overhead-to-underground conversions, underground residential and commercial development design, overloaded transformers, inspection and maintenance, disconnect-reconnect work, and customer relocations.
• Work toward day-to-day project objectives with the project team.
• Review client-provided work and assess scope requirements.
• Communicate and coordinate with external customers, contractors, and municipal agencies; conduct field site assessments and schedule appointments as needed.
• Assist other technical staff with tasks and assignments.
• Coordinate across Supervision, Project Managers, Engineering, Meter Departments, and Technical Resources.
• Explain and provide technical solutions, practices, and procedures within the organization.
• Travel regularly to sites and customer meetings as needed.
• Perform engineering calculations, including wood-pole structural loading, guying, conductor sags and tensions, voltage drop, and flicker.
• Perform QA/QC reviews of other engineers’ work for client submittal.
• Provide engineering support during construction and conduct post-construction reviews to verify compliance with applicable MECo engineering and construction standards and service requirements.
• Conduct root-cause analysis of outages and develop mitigation using engineering principles and design.
• Comply with Leidos and client safety requirements and design and quality expectations.

Benefits

• Competitive relocation package for eligible hires.
• Flexible work hours and work arrangements.
• Career-development and growth opportunities, including support for Professional Engineer (PE) licensure and Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Leadership training.
• Formal mentorship programs.
• Management opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior