EPC Transmission Line Engineer

Leidos

13d • $59,150 - $106,925 • Remote

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Transmission Line Engineer to join their EPC Solutions Team. This role involves designing overhead and underground transmission systems for developer and utility clients, with a focus on real projects and construction dates. The position emphasizes close collaboration across engineering disciplines and offers mentorship from a licensed PE to support career growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil, Structural, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
• 2+ years of relevant experience in electric utility transmission line design
• Proficiency in both PLS-CADD and PLS-POLE
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently while staying plugged into a team
• Candidates must be located in the United States

Nice To Haves

• Experience with TOWER
• EIT certification (or actively pursuing)
• Exposure to FAD, Mathcad, AutoCAD or MicroStation, LPILE, or GIS tools
• Familiarity with Bentley ProjectWise

Responsibilities

• Model and analyze transmission structures using PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, and PLS-TOWER, applying NESC, ASCE, ACI, IEEE, and related standards.
• Support projects from conceptual routing and engineering analysis through material procurement and construction-ready packages, including as-builts and project close-out.
• Work alongside designers and engineers from other disciplines, plus project management teams, to ensure designs progress to the field.
• Participate in client-facing project work to develop communication skills.
• Work under the direct guidance of a licensed PE, with increasing ownership of design decisions.
• Perform structure spotting and transmission line design in PLS-CADD to verify conductor clearances and loading under NESC or GO95.
• Design and analyze steel, wood, concrete, or fiberglass transmission structures using PLS-POLE, including structure selection and loading verification.
• Conduct underbuild/joint-use or attachment analysis, when required.
• Perform foundation design or analysis for direct-embed and drilled-pier structures in MFAD or LPILE.
• Prepare construction packages, including creating the basis of design, plan and profiles, staking sheets, bill of materials, structure data sheets, alignment maps, stringing charts, steel packages, and foundation drawings.
• Coordinate with the Construction prime on material procurement, material specs, and constructability.
• Perform conductor selection and EMF studies.
• Attend field walks and constructability reviews as needed.
• Support proposal/estimating efforts.

Benefits

• Mentorship that matters — direct PE supervision means real technical guidance, not just sign-offs
• Room to grow — clear path toward independent design ownership, EIT/PE milestones, and eventually leading your own scopes
• Genuine cross-training — early exposure to structural and construction considerations most engineers don't see until much later
• Work that ships — your designs become physical infrastructure, not shelved deliverables

What This Job Offers

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