Distribution Engineer, Electrical Utility
- Kahului, HI
- $57,850-104,575 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Engineer in Training Certificate (EIT)
- Professional Engineer License (PE)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Technical & Non-Technical Training Opportunities
- Opportunity to Lead, Grow, and Inspire a Dynamic Team
- NESC expertise
- Interface with Clients
- Structural Pole Modeling
- Electrical Power Calculations
- GIS Design
- Project Management
- Interactions with other disciplines (Substation, Protection & Controls, and Civil Structural)
- Independently develop design and construction work packages for moderately complex electrical overhead and underground distribution systems operating from 4kV through 138kV mostly associated with programmatic work such as overloaded transformers, inspection and maintenance, joint use, and inspection reports.
- Works to achieve day-to-day objectives with the project team.
- Review work provided by Client and assess requirements of scopes.
- Assist other technical staff with tasks and assignments.
- Develop permitting documents for different AHJ’s
- Coordinate with permit agencies, right-of-way specialists, system owners, field leaders, forestry leaders, and 3rd party owners for joint-owned poles
- Coordinate across multiple internal areas including Project Managers and Technical Resources.
- Able to explain technical solutions, practices, and procedures within the organization.
- Travel to sites/Customer meetings as needed.
- 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 reviews of work by other engineers for submittal to Clients.
- 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.
- Comply with Leidos and Client Safety requirements as well as design and quality expectations.
- Requires BS Degree and a minimum of two plus (2+) years of prior relevant experience or Masters degree with 1+ years of prior relevant experience
- Experience with NESC Standards, AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, and Bluebeam and/or Adobe.
- Experience with ESRI and GIS a plus.
- Experience with distribution design tools such as BOUD, Pole Foreman, Spida-Calc, O-Calc
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) required.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Willingness to perform both field and office work.
- Overnight travel may be required (15-25% travel).
- Ability to work in outdoor environments.
- Ability to utilize personal vehicle.
PDSDLINEAt Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.Original Posting: August 20, 2025At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.Pay Range: Pay Range $57,850.00 - $104,575.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.#Featuredjob