Entry Level Electrical Engineer - Engineering Associate I
Mesa Associates, Inc · Knoxville, TN · 2 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
About the role
This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties. Mesa seeks an entry-level Substation Physical Engineer that is looking to start their career in the electric power industry. 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
- Cookordinate 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.
Pay
- 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
Schedule
- 9/80 Work Schedule Option