Senior Physical Designer

Mesainc; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc in Knoxville is seeking a Senior Substation Physical Designer with 8+ years of design experience to join our power, distribution, and transmission team. The role focuses on physical design of substations, including switchgear, transformers, bus work, conduits, grounding, and protection schemes, using AutoCAD or MicroStation.

Ideal candidates will mentor others, be self-starters, and thrive in a hybrid office setting, with occasional site trips across Arkansas and surrounding

Qualifications

• 8+ years of design experience in substations, with emphasis on physical design.
• Experience creating drawings for switchgear, transformers, bus work, conduit and grounding layouts.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation for producing One Lines, Electrical Arrangements, and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Design drawings for electrical substations including One Lines, electrical arrangements, conduit/grounding layouts, and equipment plans using AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.

Skills

CAD Advanced

Education

Associates or better in Engineering.

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

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Mesa seeks a Senior Substation Physical Designer with 8+ years of design related experience.

Ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience designing physical equipment/systems associated with high/medium/low voltage electrical substations. Candidates with related power or process plant physical design experience will also be considered for this position. Candidates must possess knowledge and skillsets associated with designing drawings that depict electrical switchgear, transformers, electrical bus work (rigid/flexible), conduit/raceway, grounding, lightning/static protection, etc. Candidates must possess thorough experience in understanding and generating physical design drawings such as One Lines, Electrical Arrangements, Conduit/Grounding layouts/detail, Equipment Plans/Elevations and Bills of Material using AutoCAD and/or Microstation design software packages. Ideal candidates will possess a learning mindset, be self-starters, mentors and leaders. This position will be hybrid in our Knoxville office

Work will require occasional overnight trips to sites located in Arkansas, Southeast Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Skills

Required

CAD Advanced

Behaviors

Required

Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

Leader : Inspires teammates to follow them

Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Detail Oriented : Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Preferred

Work-Life Balance : Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work

Growth Opportunities : Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help

Ability to Make an Impact : Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Preferred

Associates or better in Engineering.

Experience

Required

8 years: Senior Substation Physical Design

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