Senior Distribution Engineer

Leidos • Honolulu, HI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Senior Distribution Engineer based on Oahu, Hawaii, to support local utility customers, projects, and the team. The role focuses on electric utility design engineering and delivering high-quality work while working directly with clients. Candidates already located on Maui and candidates from elsewhere in the United States who are interested in relocating are welcome; a competitive relocation package is available to eligible hires.

The engineer develops and reviews distribution design work packages for overhead, underground, URD, make-ready, and street-light projects. The work involves customer GIS and WMS systems, engineering and construction standards, field and office work, structural and electrical calculations, project cost estimates, and coordination of utility conflicts. The role also covers complex cable and conduit projects, permitting and easements, medium-voltage switchgear and network system design, distribution protection and coordination, peer design reviews, and outage root-cause analysis and mitigation. Customer- and job-related travel is anticipated, reimbursed at IRS-approved rates, and may include overnight travel.

Leidos’ Power Delivery Services team provides power and telecommunications expertise to utilities and mobile operators. The company describes a fast-paced, diverse work environment with flexible work hours and arrangements, and opportunities for career development, including PE licensure, PMP, leadership training, formal mentorship programs, and management opportunities.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of prior relevant 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 overhead framing and design, underground distribution design, voltage-conversion projects, road-widening projects, major underground projects, conductor replacements, and overhead-to-underground conversions.
• Experience with NESC standards.
• Proficiency with O-Calc, line design, and SAG10 analysis.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation for electrical distribution design.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to utilize a personal vehicle.
• Ability to undertake overnight travel; the posting states 15–25% travel.

Nice To Haves

• EIT/FE credentials or a PE license.
• Experience with design tools such as Pole Foreman, SOCKET, and Spida-Calc.
• Experience with Hawaiian Electric design standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop work packages for overhead, underground, URD, make-ready, and street-light projects using customer GIS and WMS systems such as SAP and Bentley Expert Designer.
• Review client-provided work and assess scope requirements.
• Work in both field and office settings and apply customer engineering and construction standards.
• Support structural analysis, guying calculations, cable-pulling calculations, protective-device coordination, and electric-demand and fault-current calculations.
• Develop project cost estimates and bills of materials.
• Coordinate conflicting utilities and address other field-engineering design requirements.
• Assess and develop design packages for complex cable and conduit projects in dense urban environments.
• Develop work permits and easement and right-of-way applications.
• Design mainline vault medium-voltage switchgear, network systems, and distribution-system protection and coordination.
• Review other engineers’ work for submission to clients.
• Conduct outage root-cause analysis and develop mitigations using engineering principles and design.
• Comply with Leidos and client safety requirements, design standards, and quality expectations.
• Travel for customer- and job-related work, including overnight travel when required.

Benefits

• Competitive relocation package for eligible hires.
• Flexible work hours and work arrangements.
• Career development and growth opportunities, including PE licensure, PMP, leadership training, formal mentorship programs, and management opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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