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Senior Electrical Power Engineer

Mesa Associates


Job Location:

Knoxville, TN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

GIG South / Generation Industrial & Government

The Senior Electrical Power Engineer candidate should have experience within the utility or power generation or renewable energy industry and be capable of leading teams for both small and large power generation design projects as well as acting in the owners engineer role. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in power generation and distribution protection and motor control design power system studies construction and equipment specification development and balance of plant designs such as raceway lighting and grounding addition the candidate will be expected to mentor young engineers support in managing client relationships and lead technical proposal efforts in support of the project manager. A significant level of design and engineer of record work experience with power plant systems is required.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum 8 years experience in electrical power generation design
  • Design experience with coal hydro simple cycle and combined cycle power plants.
  • Previous experience with an engineering power consulting or EPC firm desired.
  • Experience with power systems analysis software like ETAP/SKM a plus.
  • Candidate must have excellent communication written and organizational skills.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to work independently as a lead on a multi-discipline consulting team or as a lead on a small team are required.
  • Extensive knowledge of three-phase electrical power relay protection and control design system grounding physical design and experience with other activities such as lighting arc flash instrumentation etc. are desired.
  • Work with Project Manager and Project Controller on project reviews with management as needed.
  • Direct the activities of other engineering professionals and act as a mentor to other staff members as needed.
  • Delegating planning prioritizing and reviewing the work of other engineers.
  • Position will include an expectation of less than 15% travel for on-site meetings with clients and vendors as well as project site visits to investigate site conditions or in support of proposal efforts.

Position Location

The selected candidate is ideally located or willing to relocate to the following locations:

Knoxville TN; Chattanooga TN; Nashville TN Atlanta GA; Hybrid/Remote eligibility dependent on candidate

This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC


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Mesa is a full-service, multi-discipline engineering, procurement, and construction management firm specializing in engineering and consulting services.

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