Engineering Tech

Engineering Technologist

Locations:
Gwinnett, Jackson, Fayette & Forsyth Counties

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

Join a team that keeps communities powered and connected. As an Engineering Technologist with Leidos, you’ll be on the front lines of electric infrastructure – mapping out where the next pole goes, ensuring the grid is reliable, and applying hands‑on engineering insight to real‑world challenges. If you enjoy being outdoors, solving problems on the spot, and taking ownership of staking and design from start to finish, this role is for you.

• 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 80% of your time will be in the field with regional travel, while design and documentation duties are completed in the office.

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Associate degree in Engineering Technology or related field preferred
• Relevant staking or utility field experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Associate degree in Engineering Technology or related field preferred
• 1+ year of relevant staking or utility field experience

• 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 a strong plus

• A hands‑on,
  mission‑critical mindset with a desire to build and maintain the modern electric grid.
• Comfort working independently with solid decision‑making in the field
• Respectful, professional demeanor when interacting with landowners, partners, and field teams
• A positive attitude and genuine enthusiasm for improving utility infrastructure

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.