Electrical Design Engineer - BIM/VDC & Prefab Focus

ACTalent; Cincinnati (OH); Remote; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent, a leading engineering services provider, seeks an Electrical Design Engineer to advance electrical building systems on commercial, institutional, and industrial projects. The role blends traditional engineering with BIM/VDC workflows, prefabrication, and industrialized construction to deliver production‑ready solutions.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, apply NEC and energy codes, and develop calculations, designs, and documents with oversight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3 years' experience designing electrical building systems.
• Experience with Revit for electrical design and modeling.
• Knowledge of NEC, energy codes, and building codes.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical building systems for commercial, institutional, and industrial projects.
• Develop production‑ready electrical designs supporting prefabrication.
• Coordinate designs with engineers, modelers, and field teams.
• Model electrical systems using Autodesk Revit and BIM/VDC tools.
• Perform load calculations, equipment sizing, and power distribution design.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Revit

Load calculations

NEC knowledge

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Revit

BIM/VDC workflows

Job description

Actalent, a leading engineering services provider, seeks an Electrical Design Engineer to advance electrical building systems on commercial, institutional, and industrial projects. The role blends traditional engineering with BIM/VDC workflows, prefabrication, and industrialized construction to deliver production‑ready solutions.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, apply NEC and energy codes, and develop calculations, designs, and documents with oversight.