Substation Associate Designer I

Mesa Associates, Inc; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Mesa Associates, Inc. seeks a Substation Associate Designer I to design deliverables for high voltage substation projects, including One Line Diagrams, Substation Layouts, Foundation Plans, and Cable Schedules.

Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD are used daily. Responsibilities include completing assignments within budget and schedule, working under a Substation Engineering Group Lead, applying design standards, preparing project documents, and ensuring compliance with IEEE and client standards.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in a relevant technical field.
• 0-2 years experience in substation design deliverables.
• Proficiency in verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Must be able to complete assignments within budget and schedule with a high degree of accuracy
• Works under the direction of a Substation Engineering Group Lead
• Utilize AutoCAD based design standards
• Performs technical preparation of deliverables and other project documents
• Ensures deliverables comply with IEEE and/or client standards and meet applicable design requirements

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Power systems knowledge

Education

Associate's degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

Job description

PDS 6 / Power Delivery Substation

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Mesa seeks a Substation Associate Designer I to be responsible for the design of deliverables associated with a high voltage substation design projects. Candidate must be familiar with the design of One Line Diagrams, Substation Layouts, Foundation Plans, Conduit/Raceway Plans, Grounding Plans, Bills of Materials, and Cable Schedules. The design will be done using Autodesk products, mainly Inventor and AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Must be able to complete assignments within budget and schedule with a high degree of accuracy
• Works under the direction of a Substation Engineering Group Lead
• Utilize AutoCAD based design standards
• Performs technical preparation of deliverables and other project documents
• Ensures deliverables comply with IEEE and/or client standards and meet applicable design requirements

Required Qualifications

• Associate's degree in a relevant technical field
• 0-2 years experience in the design of substation design deliverables
• Proficiency in verbal and written communication

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise utilizing AutoCAD and/or Inventor
• Knowledge of Power Systems or Substation Design
• Keen interest in learning and using the latest Autodesk software tools, methods, and technologies to develop Power Substation design

This opportunity is for an onsite arrangement located in either Knoxville or Chattanooga.