Substation P&C Designer

Description

Leidos is seeking Substation P&C Designers located in Chicago, IL.

This position has the potential to be fully remote

Are you a skilled Substation P&C Designer? Leidos, a trusted and technology-focused solutions provider, wants you to join their Power Delivery Services Team. Their expertise in power and telecommunication has earned them a reputation as a reliable partner for over 50 investor-owned utilities, 160 municipals/cooperatives, and a growing list of mobile operators, local utility providers, and private developers.

Your greatest work is ahead!

How You'll Grow:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to gain skills:

• NESC
• Electrical Power Calculations
• Interactions with other disciplines (Substation Physical, Relay Settings, SCADA, and Civil Structural)
• Time management and organization

• Using accepted practices and standards to design substation protection and control drawing packages and required documents for electric power substations from 12kV to 500kV in AutoCAD Electrical design software.
• Relay One Line design
• Three Line AC schematic design
• DC protection schematic design
• Panel layout and Control House layout design
• Communication and alarm schematic design
• Wiring design for point-to-point panel wiring
• Cable and interconnection wiring design and cable schedules
• Develop Bill of Materials based on design criteria
• Complete project lifecycle support from scoping to final design and implementation.
• Applying the minimum requirements of the National Electrical Safety Code to the design processes
• Working with client standards to implement design
• Design and drafting to create the necessary drawings for each project utilizing AutoCAD Electrical software
• Provide PDF design markups to Drafters for projects designed in non AutoCAD Electrical software, such as standard AutoCAD or Microstation

• Level 3: High School Diploma and 2+ years of prior relevant experience
• Level 4: High School Diploma and 3+ years of prior relevant experience
• Level 5: High School Diploma and 5+ years of prior relevant experience
• Additional relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree

• Proficient in AutoCAD Electrical with SDS (Substation Design Suite)
• 2+ years of substation protection and control design experience using AutoCAD Electrical with SDS (Substation Design Suite), preferably electric utility industry-related projects
• Proficiency designing schemes utilizing SEL and GE protection and control relays
• Ability to learn and effectively utilize new design software programs
• Ability to work in a team environment with others including, but not limited to, Project Managers, Engineers, Designers, and Drafters in multi-discipline groups
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Experience with document control software, such as, Bentley Projectwise and Autodesk Vault
• Stable high speed internet connection (fiber or cable) of at least 100Mbps

• Advanced comprehension of design software such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, Word, and Excel to develop project deliverables
• Associate's or Bachelor's in a engineering related degree in addition to prior relevant experience
• Previous Quality Assurance/Quality Control experience, reviewing schematic and wiring designs