Electrical & Controls Designer

Eastman Chemical Company; Kingsport (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, TN is seeking an Electrical & Controls Designer to translate complex requirements into constructable documentation, including loop drawings, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and interconnection documentation for safe and reliable field installation across capital projects.

The role requires a strong technical background in electrical and controls design, translating design intent into precise documentation, and collaborating with instrumentation, piping,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive experience in electrical design, control wiring, or instrumentation design with ownership of deliverables.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in electrical design, control wiring, or instrumentation design in industrial or capital project environments.
• Familiarity with NEC, NFPA 70, ISA-5.1, ISA-TR20.00.01; experience with wiring design tools like AutoCAD, EPLAN, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design execution: developing and updating loop drawings, wiring diagrams, junction box layouts, panel wiring diagrams, cable schedules, and terminal block schedules; coordinating with instrumentation, electrical, process, and control system engineers.
• Project execution: supporting electrical and controls design scope across all project phases, feasibility through commissioning; assisting construction and startup and resolving field design questions.
• Soft skills: cross-disciplinary coordination with instrumentation, piping, civil, mechanical, process, and control system engineers; clear communication in project meetings; translating requirements into precise design documentation.

Skills

Strong communication

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Non‑Engineering Technical Bachelor's Degree

Associate's Degree in Electrical or Instrumentation Technology

Tools

AutoCAD

EPLAN

Job description

Electrical & Controls Designer

The Electrical & Instrumentation Design team sits at the intersection of electrical, controls, power, and instrumentation engineering, turning complex system requirements into constructable documentation that makes capital projects come to life in the field. This team owns a critical thread of almost every project – from the earliest design phases through commissioning – producing loop drawings, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, cable routing designs, and interconnection documentation that field crews and engineers depend on to bring industrial systems online safely and reliably.

The Electrical & Controls Designer plays an important role in that work, supporting the development of detailed electrical, power, and control design deliverables that allow industrial systems to be installed, interconnected, and commissioned safely and effectively. For someone with a strong technical background in electrical and controls design who takes pride in translating design intent into clean, accurate documentation, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to multiple concurrent capital projects and make a meaningful impact on how Eastman builds and grows its facilities.

Responsibilities

• Design Execution – Developing and updating electrical and control design deliverables such as loop drawings, wiring diagrams, junction box layouts, panel wiring diagrams, cable schedules, and terminal block schedules; supporting instrument and control panel design, including instrument marshalling cabinets, field junction boxes, and terminal block layouts; coordinating with instrumentation, electrical, process, and control system engineers to ensure physical wiring design aligns with the overall control system architecture, without owning the programming or configuration scope; supporting the design of motor control centers, variable frequency drives, power distribution systems, heat tracing, grounding, and lighting systems as part of project execution.
• Project Execution – Supporting electrical and controls design scope within capital projects across all phases – feasibility, FEED, detailed design, construction support, and commissioning; supporting construction and startup, resolving design questions from the field, and understanding how the design scope ties into overall project schedules and budgets.
• Soft Skills – Cross‑discipline coordination is central to this role. The Electrical & Controls Designer regularly works with instrumentation, piping, civil, mechanical, process, and control system engineers, and must represent the design discipline clearly in project meetings. Strong communication, sound judgment under schedule pressure, attention to detail, and the ability to translate electrical and control system requirements into precise physical design documentation are all important differentiators for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Non‑Engineering Technical Bachelor's Degree – 3+ years of progressive experience in electrical design, control wiring, or instrumentation design, with demonstrated ownership of design deliverables.
• Associate's Degree in Electrical or Instrumentation Technology or related program – 5+ years of hands‑on experience in electrical design, control wiring, or instrumentation design in industrial or capital project environments. A strong project portfolio and demonstrated technical capability are essential at this level.
• Technical Competencies – Depth of electrical and controls design knowledge is essential: control wiring and interconnection drawing development (loop sheets, wiring diagrams, junction box layouts, panel wiring); instrument and control panel design; cable and conduit design, including cable tray routing, cable sizing, and segregation of power, signal, and data circuits; grounding and shielding practices; electrical area classification and hazardous location wiring methods; motor control centers, variable frequency drives, power distribution, heat tracing design, grounding, and lighting design; reading and interpreting P&IDs, instrument indices, I/O lists, and cause‑and‑effect diagrams to drive physical wiring design; familiarity with relevant electrical and instrumentation standards (NEC, NFPA 70, ISA-5.1, ISA-TR20.00.01); and experience with wiring design tools such as AutoCAD, EPLAN, or similar platforms.

Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected classes as designated by law.