Lead Substation Physical Engineer

About the role

Leidos is seeking a Lead Substation Physical Engineer to join its Power Delivery Services team in Pune, India. The role covers medium to large scale utility substations and involves design, quality control, proposals and mentoring of junior engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Perform conceptual and detailed HV and MV substation physical/electrical design, including layout, electrical arrangement, one-line and three-line drawings, plan-section, grounding, AC and DC system drawings
• Perform advanced engineering studies and calculations
• Review quality control on medium to large substation design projects
• Create and review bills of materials, and develop and review proposals and scopes of work
• Deliver advanced technical presentations to support staff development
• Interact with clients, including site visits, with a focus on customer satisfaction
• Lead and mentor junior engineers

Required profile

• 4+ years of prior relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil or Industrial); additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Leadership experience in executing substation projects
• Ability to lead bids and proposals for utility clients and to supervise one to six direct reports
• Preferred: Master's degree, QA/QC experience, and experience with grounding, lightning protection and lighting studies

Required skills

• Reading and designing substation physical drawings (one-line, three-line, plan-section, foundation, grounding)
• Reading and designing protection and control drawings (AC/DC schematics, wiring design)
• Creating and checking bills of materials
• Preferred: WinIGS or CDEGS, SDS AutoCAD Electrical, and protection and control design