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Leidos · 4 hours ago

Engineering Technician

Leidos is a company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and empowering teams. They are seeking an Engineering Technician to manage the staking process, conduct field inspections, and design infrastructure types for electric utilities, ensuring reliability and safety in the grid.

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Responsibilities

Own the staking process — survey and precisely mark new utility poles, proposed underground power lines, equipment, and joint-use assets to support safe, efficient field construction
Perform Pole Loading Analysis to ensure structural integrity and NESC/client clearance requirements are met for existing or proposed poles
Conduct field inspections and gather high-quality electrical design site data that become the foundation of design packages
Translate field conditions into engineering design work and calculations using client standards and utility best practices
Design a variety of infrastructure types, including overhead distribution and underground power line systems for new neighborhoods, commercial developments, and system improvements
Partner daily with permitting agencies, right-of-way experts, system owners, field crews, forestry teams, and joint-pole partners
Support construction through to completion — including post-construction QA checks to ensure design standards and safety requirements were met
Investigate outage causes and propose engineering-based remediation to improve future reliability
Manage an exciting mix of work environments — around 20% of your time will be in the field with regional travel, while design and documentation duties are completed in the office

Qualification

Pole Loading AnalysisField Data CollectionGIS SystemsElectrical DesignMS Office ProficiencyPower Utility BackgroundCommunication Skills

Required

Associate degree in Engineering Technology. GIS systems or related field required

Preferred

Demonstrated experience with staking and field data collection (marking utility pole locations, proposed underground power line design, equipment placement, joint-use considerations, pole loading, etc.)
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines
Confidence using MS Office tools to support documentation and reporting
Valid U.S. driver's license and flexibility to travel locally and regionally
Power utility background is preferred

Company

Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health.

H1B Sponsorship

Leidos has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (65)
2024 (58)
2023 (77)
2022 (65)
2021 (56)
2020 (89)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2025-02-20Post Ipo Debt
2013-09-17IPO

Leadership Team

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James Carlini
Chief Technology Officer
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Theodore Tanner
Chief Technology Officer
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