Substation Senior Structural Engineer Leidos Engineering offers its knowledge and expertise over a wide area of cutting-edge energy technologies and independent oversight, combined with proven business acumen. Building o…
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$73k–$133k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Posted 1d ago
~40 hrs/week
Remote in Portland, Oregon, United States, Zone, Ohio, United States
Responsibilities
The senior engineer will lead substation projects by performing design reviews of civil and structural components including foundations and steel structures. They are also responsible for developing junior staff members and ensuring compliance with project scope, schedule, and budget.
Requirements
Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Civil-Structural Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant utility industry experience. Proficiency in structural design software and a PE license are required, with SE licensure preferred.
Full job description
Substation Senior Structural Engineer
Leidos Engineering offers its knowledge and expertise over a wide area of cutting-edge energy technologies and independent oversight, combined with proven business acumen. Building our work for publicly- and privately-owned utilities, financial institutions and local governments, we are able to provide our clients with business insight into all sectors of the infrastructure industry.
We are seeking a Substation Senior Structural Engineer with 5+ years of experience within the utility industry working directly for a utility or consulting company, doing design engineering and reviews. The candidate must have a strong educational background in design of steel structures, concrete structures, geotechnical engineering, and foundations. Experience reviewing substation structure design, rigid bus design, foundation design, oil spill containment design, retaining walls, concrete and masonry control shelters, and fire-walls is required. This position will consist of performing design reviews of the aforementioned civil/structural design components in support of the development of bid/construction packages for substation projects. Candidate will primarily function as a senior engineer leading projects, performing design reviews, as well as developing junior staff members. Experience with design and review for structures and foundations to industry codes and standards under seismic loading conditions is preferred. Site-visits to client substation facilities are expected to be part of the work, along with occasional travel for client meetings and industry-related events.
Candidate must comply with quality control and safe work practices and maintain compliance with project scope, schedule and budget expectations. This position will be a senior member of a design team comprised of engineers, designers, and drafting technicians.
Qualifications
Bachelors of Science (BS) degree in Civil-Structural Engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience, or Masters (MS) with 3+ years of relevant experience
PE License Preferred in California, Washington, Oregon OR the ability to obtain licensure in these states within 3-12 months.
SE licensure is preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint & MATHCAD software, required
Experience with STAAD.Pro, SAP2000, RISA 3D, FAD, SAG10, and LPile software, required
Familiarity with AutoCAD and MicroStation required
Strong analytical and technical writing skills
Team player with ability to communicate with clients and staff
Location: Preferred location is Portland, OR. If remote, ideally candidate would reside in either Pacific or Mountain Time Zones.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
September 10, 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 $73,450.00 - $132,775.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.
An industry & technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient innovations
Industry
Defense and Space Manufacturing
Company size
10,001+ employees
Founded
1969
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia
LinkedIn followers
591,934
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government & commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.
Offices: 1750 Presidents St, Reston, Virginia 20190, US · 11955 Freedom Drive, Reston, VA 20190, US · 1145 N 2nd St, Leavenworth, KS 66048, US · 9600 Great Hills Trail, Austin, TX 78759, US · 221 3rd St, Newport, RI 02840, US
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