Associate Electrical Engineer - TS/SCI Poly Required

The Leidos Intelligence Sector has an opening for an Electrical Engineer in Reston, Virginia. The successful candidate will work as a member of a government contractor team conducting reverse engineering of above ground and underground structures with an emphasis on urban scene building. Work will be performed in a fast-paced, high-energy environment inside a government facility.

Primary Responsibility

• Diagnose complex electrical system issues and respond to customer and end-user requests for information.

• Assess functionality of electrical systems and present system vulnerabilities, impacts and outline possible cascading effects.

• Provide technical support to internal teams and leadership for infrastructure-related decisions.

• Develop, interpret, and implement the use of software tools and AI tools to carry out facility condition assessments.

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure efficient service delivery.

• Provides professional electrical engineer inputs on infrastructure design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance matters.

• Provide electrical engineering review of building and facility power distribution, communications, controls, telecommunication and security system.

• Provide design of electrical systems to support power, communications, controls, fire protection and fire alarm systems, HVAC, and water systems.

• Perform electrical engineering studies to determine vulnerabilities of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, communications, and security systems.

• Develop standard operating procedures for design, testing, and development of electrical equipment and systems

Required Qualifications

• TS/SCI POLYGRAPH clearance is required to be considered. Must be a US Citizen.

• Requires deep understanding of and ability to apply principles, theories, and concepts of technical domain and has broad understanding of other related specialty areas.

• Typically requires BS and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2+ years of prior relevant experience.

• Proficient in the use of computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) tools in the design of electrical systems.

• Familiarity with mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) systems, fire protection systems, communications, controls, and security systems.

• Demonstrate ability to apply federal, state, local and international building codes and standards in design, review, assessment of building systems and infrastructure.

• Demonstrated expertise in the design, development, and testing of complex electrical systems.

• Familiarity with commercial and industrial control systems

• Deep understanding of high availability and multi-building electrical facilities operations.

• Ability to resolve highly complex, multi-disciplinary technical problems across electrical systems.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage senior leadership and clients on technical strategy and results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recognized subject matter expert (SME) in electrical engineering design, commissioning, operations and maintenance for facilities and building infrastructures.

• TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance

• Registered Professional Engineering (P.E.) in electrical engineering from any U.S. state or territory.

• Proven experience with electrical construction, systems integration, and testing in field environments.

• Proficiency in project management methodologies, including scheduling, budgeting, and resource planning.

• Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and other CAD and BIM software tools.

• Familiarity with python programing, java script, and application of AI tools.

• Proficiency in the use electrical power systems analysis software tools such as ETAP, SKM, and EasyPower.

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Original Posting:

August 14, 2026