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Protection & Control Designer

Mesa Brand
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 8/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/28/2026

PDS - 3/ Power Delivery Substation

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

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Mesa seeks a Protection & Control Designer with 4 - 6 years of design related experience.

Ideal candidate has 4 to 6 years of experience designing protection & control systems for high/medium/low voltage substations.  Candidates with instrumentation & process controls experience will also be considered for this position.  Candidates must possess knowledge and skillsets associated with designing systems that utilize protection & control relays, metering, instrument transformers (CTs/PTs), power transformers, AC auxiliary power, as well as DC/Battery controls.  Candidates must possess thorough experience in generating drawings such as One Lines, AC/DC Schematics/Elementaries, Wiring/Connections and Front/Rear View Panel/Eqpt Layouts using AutoCAD and/or Microstation design software packages.  Ideal candidates will possess a learning mindset and be self-starters.  This position will be hybrid in our Knoxville office

Work will require occasional overnight trips to sites located in Arkansas, Southeast Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

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