We are looking for a Lead Substation Physical Engineer to join our team. As an Career Substation Physical Engineer, candidates will have the opportunity to work on projects for electric utilities at voltages from 12kV up to 500kV. This is an exciting and growing field in the power systems industry and allows candidates to get exposure to how the power generation such as that of renewable energy ties into the electric system. Candidates will be expected to use knowledge of digital logic design, AC and DC circuits to design substation electrical projects.
Hybrid Schedule: (2-4) days a week in the Walled Lake, MI office!
Successful candidates can look forward to a fast paced, diverse work environment and flexible work hours/work arrangements as well as managers who will encourage career development and growth including:
Engineer in Training Certificate (EIT).
Professional Engineer License (PE).
Project Management Professional (PMP).
Technical & Non-Technical Training Opportunities.
Leadership Opportunities.
Mentorship & Training Opportunities.
Opportunity to Lead, Grow, and Inspire a Dynamic Team
Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your resume with us today!
The Challenge:
Experience in executing substation physical projects
Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.
Performing quality control checks on substation physical design projects.
Expected to read and design substation physical drawings such as one-line drawings, three-line drawings, plan-section drawings, foundation, grounding drawings.
Create and check bill of materials for substation physical
Expected to attend site visit at customer location
Successful candidates must comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule, and budget.
This position will be a member of a design team comprised of engineers, designers, and CAD technicians and will work with client standards to implement design.
What Sets You Apart:
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or related degree with eight (8+) or more years of related substation physical design experience.
Experience with grounding studies/lightning protection and lighting studies.
Demonstrate Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with the internal team and clients to meet project needs.
Ability to meet deadlines under pressure situations.
Collaborator and leader who can work effectively in team environment.
Self-starter who works independently with minimal direction.
Strong analytical skills and proven problem solver in both team and independent environments.
High level of computer competency.
Willingness to travel to project and/or client sites.
You Might Also have:
US Citizen and able to pass a DOE Background
Engineer Intern (“EI” or “EIT”) professional certification.
Professional Engineer (“PE”) License.
Working knowledge of protection and control design
Experience with bus calculation
Experience with WinIGS or CDEGS
Master’s degree in related field.
Original Posting:June 4, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.
