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Leidos

Substation Structural Designer

Leidos

. Guide a diverse team of designers and drafters in creating structural designs, calculations, and technical drawings for substation projects .

Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesJunior💰 $40,300 - $72,850 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in structural design and technical drawing for high voltage electrical substations, ensuring compliance with industry standards and project requirements. Proficient in leading design reviews, mentoring junior designers, and collaborating across disciplines to deliver high-quality project outcomes.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Structural DesignHigh Voltage Electrical SubstationsAutodesk AutoCADBentley MicroStationDesign Review Leadership

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Hard Skills
Steel DesignTechnical DrawingDesign Calculations3D ModelingQA/QC Processes
Soft Skills
Team LeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingCollaborationMentoring
Tools & Technologies
Autodesk InventorBOM Management
Industry Keywords
Safety RegulationsProject ManagementDesign ConceptsSite ExpansionBrownfield Projects

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Guide a diverse team of designers and drafters in creating structural designs, calculations, and technical drawings for substation projects
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards, safety regulations, and project requirements
  • Lead design reviews and mentor junior designers
  • Collaborate with other disciplines and manage project timelines
  • Allocate resources for direct reports and coordinate with the engineering manager
  • Identify and resolve project issues through communication with internal teams and clients
  • Interact directly with clients to resolve technical project issues
  • Collaborate across disciplines to resolve design issues and deliver complete, high-quality products
  • Ensure project deliverables meet technical quality, accuracy, and company/client standards
  • QA/QC site steel plans, sections, details, and corresponding BOMs
  • QA/QC foundation plans, sections, details, and corresponding BOMs
  • Identify and resolve design interferences
  • Coordinate vendor equipment mounting templates with Leidos steel design
  • Represent engineering design details for greenfield substations
  • Perform design due diligence for site expansion and brownfield substation projects
  • Support site-civil and physical design groups with substation plans, sections, and details
  • Stay updated on relevant technologies and support continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • AA/2-year degree in Engineering Technology - CAD or related scientific/technical discipline; experience may be considered in lieu of degree
  • 1 - 4 years of relevant experience in steel design; additional direct relevant technical experience may be substituted for education
  • Demonstrated understanding of design concepts associated with high voltage electrical substations
  • Proficient in Autodesk AutoCAD and Bentley MicroStation
  • Candidates must be located in the United States
  • Sponsorship and other immigration related monetary benefits are not available
  • Preferred: 3D modeling using Autodesk Inventor

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible work hours/work arrangements
  • Career development and growth opportunities
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) development
  • Formal Mentorship programs
  • Developmental Leadership training
  • Technical Upskilling Opportunities
  • Management opportunities