Electrical Design Drafter

Steele's Executive Search Group; Texas; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Steele’s Executive Search Group’s client in the Dallas–Fort Worth area is seeking an Electrical Design Drafter with 2+ years’ experience using AutoCAD Electrical and SolidWorks Electrical. You will draft schematics and design a control panel for conveyor equipment based on customer specifications and system layouts.

The role involves creating all elements of the project drawing package, sizing electrical components, and supporting engineering from design through installation.

Qualifications

• Two years’ on‑the‑job experience using AutoCAD Electrical and SolidWorks Electrical to draft schematics.
• Experience drafting electrical control panels for conveyor equipment in industrial settings.
• Proficiency with interpreting customer specs and translating into electrical designs.

Responsibilities

• Create complete design packages including control system layouts and bill of materials.
• Draft electrical schematics and design control panels based on customer specs and system layout.
• Publish design and as‑built packages after approval.
• Perform fuse sizing, breaker sizing, wire sizing, and short-circuit analysis.
• Collaborate with Sales and project teams to ensure design aligns with requirements.

Skills

AutoCAD Electrical

SolidWorks Electrical

Electrical design

Electrical schematics

Education

Vocational degree

College degree

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

SolidWorks Electrical

Job description

Steele’s Executive Search Group’s client has an important job opportunity open for you:

Electrical Design Drafter:

• Are you looking for the right opportunity to use your experience and expertise in electrical equipment and systems design?
• Are you looking for an opportunity to use and learn new cutting technologies used in the field of automation engineering?
• Are you looking for an opportunity to perform at your highest level and be compensated for in terms of market value?
• Are you looking for an opportunity to use your experience and have career advancement opportunities within the company hierarchy for which you are employed?
• Are you looking to have an improved work life balance?
• Are you a candidate who wants to be recognized for work well done and being atop contributor at work?

I am recruiting candidates for a dynamic and growing company in the industrial manufacturing industry based in the Dallas, Ft. Worth, TX area. A leadership team committed and ready to fulfill your dreams and desires in the occupational field of Electrical Design Drafting.

This is your chance to join an integrator of conveyor equipment, systems and other types of material handling equipment, recognized for offering its employees stability, long-term tenure and career advancement. My client is offering you an opportunity to increase and advance as an Electrical Design Drafter.

Contact me if you are an Electrical Design Drafter with at least with two years’ experience using AutoCAD Electrical and SolidWorks Electrical software. We want to meet with you if you have the knowledge and work history in implementing the key concepts, through engineering, installation and services for the electrical design of industrial conveyor equipment used in warehouse/distribution facilities nationwide.

The Electrical Design Drafter must have current hands‑on experience utilizing the AutoCAD Electrical and or SolidWorks Electrical program to draft electrical schematics and design a control panel for a system based on customer specifications, needs, and provided system layout.

NOTE: You will have an opportunity to learn SolidWorks Electrical as our next hire for this position.

The customer provides a layout of the system and then our team creates electrical schematics/drawings and designs the electrical control panel for the system based on its function requirements.

Other duties:

Responsible for creating all elements of the project drawing package including control system device layouts, control panel schematics, network layouts, conduit layouts, and bill of material.

This person must perform detailed design analysis including fuse sizing, breaker sizing, wire sizing, and short circuit analysis.

• Review project documentation and information provided by Sales
• Create all components of the design package utilizing automations within SolidWorks
• Draft electrical schematics and design a control panel for a system based on customer specifications, needs, and provided system layout.
• Publish design packages after approval
• Publish As‑Built packages after approval
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications Required

• We prefer on the job professional experienced in related field.
• Vocational and college degreed candidates with at least two years’ on the job experience.
• Must be proficient and experienced in the use of SolidWorks Electrical.

3+ years of experience using AutoCAD Electrical and SolidWorks Electrical to draft schematics to match the layout and requirements of conveyor

• UL508A training and certification a plus