Job Description

Job Description

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Electrical Engineer (High Voltage Systems & Preventive Maintenance)

We are seeking a versatile and detail-oriented Electrical Engineer & High Voltage Technician to design, implement, and maintain critical electrical power systems. In this hands-on role, you’ll support everything from medium- and low-voltage distribution to preventive maintenance on high-voltage equipment, ensuring 24/7 mission-critical reliability in government, commercial, and institutional facilities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, layout, and commissioning of medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, substations, and switchgear.
• Conduct electrical studies—load flow, short circuit, arc flash, grounding—and recommend protection schemes using ETAP, SKM Power Tools, CYME, or PSCAD.
• Create and maintain single-line diagrams, protection/control schematics, and technical specifications for transformers, UPS, relays, and motor control centers.
• Lead preventive maintenance: perform insulation resistance, load, and system performance testing on wiring, panels, motors, VSDs, PDUs, and generators up to 115 kV.
• Execute field inspections, fault analyses, troubleshooting, and corrective actions to uphold design intent and compliance with NEC, IEEE, NESC, OSHA, and local codes.
• Install, commission, and maintain primary (HV/MV) and secondary (LV) substations, overhead/underground distribution, building services, grounding, and lightning protection systems.
• Support SCADA integration, digital/analog control systems, and building automation for monitoring and remote operation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—mechanical, HVAC, facilities—and vendors to develop work plans, safety plans, and job hazard analyses.
• Document maintenance activities, generate status briefings, and recommend infrastructure upgrades for long-term reliability.

Basic Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline and 4+ years of combined engineering and field-technician experience.
• Journeyman or Master electrical license.
• Hands-on electrician experience with high-voltage systems up to 115 kV.
• Proficient in reading and interpreting electrical schematics, technical specifications, and vendor manuals.
• Working knowledge of electrical engineering principles, circuit design, analog/digital systems, and hardware testing.
• Strong communication skills to articulate technical concepts and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Exceptional problem-solving and resilience under changing conditions and emergency scenarios.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 6+ years of experience on high-voltage and power systems.
• Hands-on expertise in analog design, DSP algorithms, VHDL, RF circuitry, and Python scripting for test automation and data analysis.
• Familiarity with closed-transition switching procedures, protective relaying equipment, and power conditioning systems.

Join us to leverage your engineering acumen and high-voltage expertise in safeguarding mission-critical power infrastructure

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”

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.

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and 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 $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at -benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Descrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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