Senior Physical Design Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 22, 2026.
PDS 6 / Power Delivery Substation
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Mesa seeks a Senior Physical Design Engineer to be responsible for supervising the design and checking 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 completed using Autodesk products, mainly Inventor and AutoCAD.
Responsibilities
- Provide mentorship and training for junior level team members
- Must be able to complete assignments within budget and schedule with a high degree of accuracy
- Utilize AutoCAD based physical 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
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET Accredited)
- 8-12 years experience in the design of substation physical design deliverables
- Proficiency in verbal and written communication
- Proficiency with layout designs in 2D
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
- Proficiency with layout designs in 3D
This opportunity is a hybrid arrangement located in Mesa's Knoxville, TN office. A fully remote arrangement may be considered for highly qualified candidates located in the Southeast region of the United States.
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