Entry Level Electrical Engineer - Engineering Associate I
Mesa Associates, Inc · Chattanooga, TN · 2 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
About the role
This position is for our Power Delivery Substation group which supports various clients across the United States.
Responsibilities
- Work on a team of drafters, designers, and engineers
- Increase your knowledge under the mentorship of senior engineers
- Create equipment, structural, foundation, grounding, and cable routing plans and details
- Perform lightning and grounding studies
- Cook up with other engineering disciplines
- Develop Bill of Materials (BOM)
- Maintain quality assurance standards by completing client and internal checklists
- Perform peer-review of designs
- Progress to independent project ownership
Requirements
- Recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering (ABET Accredited)
- Fast learner – You can pick up new concepts, standards, and software quickly
- Self-starter – You’ll get direction from senior engineers, but you’re comfortable hunting down answers on your own when the path isn’t obvious
- Solid understanding of fundamentals – Ohm’s law, single-phase systems, three-phase power systems, and digital logic
- Clear communicator – You feel comfortable reaching out to others with questions and can communicate professionally face-to-face, on the phone, and over email
Qualifications
- Desire to pursue Professional Engineering licensure
Skills
- Substation Physical concepts
- Design Software – AutoCAD/MicroStation, Bluebeam Revu, Microsoft Excel, etc.
- Project lifecycle – How a project moves from conception, through design, to completion
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration – Coordinate with senior engineers, designers, project managers, and client personnel from other groups, such as Protection and Controls, Civil, Studies, etc.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay – 10 Days Annually
- Group Medical/Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance (Company Paid)
- Disability Insurance (Company Paid)
- 401(K) Retirement Savings plan
- 401(K) Matching Contribution
- Section 125/Cafeteria Plan
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Fitness Center Reimbursement
- Annual Performance Bonus
- 9/80 Work Schedule Option