Electrical Designer Job at The E Group in Birmingham

Job Title: Electrical Designer 2
Immediate W2 contract position available in Birmingham, AL.
Estimated Duration: 1 year +

Job Description / Desired Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience with AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical and CAD Overlay
• Experience with detail design of battery systems, chargers, inverters, UPS, and DC Fuse Panels
• Capable of preparing single line, elementary, and wiring diagrams with little oversight
• Ability to travel to plants within the Company footprints in AL & GA
• A bachelor's degree is a plus

Job responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with project teams to understand electrical design requirements and objectives.
• Develop electrical designs, including system layouts, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Utilizing Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, SolidWorks Electrical) to create and modify electrical drawings.
• Maintain proficiency in design software and stay updated on software enhancements.
• Designing electrical systems for industrial machinery, building systems, automation, or other applications.
• Specify and select electrical components, equipment, and materials.
• Ensuring that electrical designs adhere to industry standards, electrical codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct code reviews and updates as necessary.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineers and architects, to integrate electrical systems into overall project designs.
• Addressing design-related issues and provide design solutions.
• Creating and maintaining organized documentation of electrical designs, including drawings, specifications, and bills of materials (BOMs).
• Preparing technical reports and documentation for project deliverables.
• Performing quality checks and reviews of electrical designs to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project goals.

Skillsets and expertise required for this position:

• Experience as an Electrical Designer or a similar role, with proficiency in CAD software for electrical design.
• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering principles and design practices.
• Familiarity with electrical codes and standards (e.g., NEC, IEEE)
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality electrical designs.
• Ability to collaborate within a team and with project stakeholders.
• Experience with PLC programming and control systems is a plus.
• The ability to build effective relationships with plant staff, design engineering staff and/or vendors.
• This assignment is being created to support DC System wiring and physical design, equipment specification, inspections and acceptance testing, and check out support.

The candidates will be required to:

• Work with a team and independently.
• Work from the office and remotely if needed.
• Travel for meetings and field inspections.
• The assignment is tentatively scheduled to last from 3 months to 3 years.