Senior Substation Protection and Controls Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Substation Protection and Controls Engineer role is listed in Chattanooga, TN, and requires commuting distance to Knoxville or Chattanooga; the posting does not specify a remote arrangement. Compensation is not specified. The engineer supports Mesa Associates' Power Delivery Substation group and utility clients across the United States. The role leads protection and controls design for transmission substations from project scoping through energization. It provides technical direction, reviews and seals engineering deliverables, coordinates with other disciplines, and mentors engineers to support safe, compliant, high-quality project delivery.

What you'll do

• Lead substation protection and controls design
• review, stamp, and seal drawings, calculations, and design packages as required
• lead client design reviews and scope discussions
• mentor engineers
• develop internal standards and QA tools
• support proposals and estimates
• coordinate with relay settings, substation physical, and other disciplines.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior engineer

substation protection and controls

mesa associates

chattanooga tn

power delivery

professional engineer license

transmission substations

electrical engineering

client design reviews

travel 1–2 trips monthly

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off, 10 annual paid holidays, medical and dental insurance, company-paid life and disability insurance, 401(k) with matching, tuition reimbursement, fitness center reimbursement, annual performance bonus, and 9/80 schedule option.

Why this role

Requires an active Professional Engineer license, an ABET-accredited electrical engineering bachelor's degree, and 8+ years of transmission substation protection and controls design experience. Periodic client-site travel is typically 1–2 single-night trips per month.

About the employer

Mesa Associates, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.