Electrical Designer

The Prime Search Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Prime Search Group is seeking an Electrical CAD Drafter in Austin, TX to produce detailed electrical and controls drawings for modular and industrial assemblies. You will develop installation-level layouts, wiring diagrams, and BOM-linked parts, while maintaining strict revision control.

You will also create and maintain CAD standards, symbol libraries, and templates to ensure drawings meet fabrication and field installation needs. Experience with UL 508A projects is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience detailing electrical or controls packages for fabrication, panel shops, UL 508A builders, or industrial automation.
• Strong daily experience with electrical CAD, wiring diagrams, and cable schedules.
• Understanding of real-world electrical installation, including terminations, bend radii, and clearances.
• Experience managing revisions and released drawing packages without version-control issues.
• Experience creating and maintaining symbol libraries, templates, and CAD standards.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed electrical and controls drawings/models for modular and industrial assemblies.
• Create installation-level conduit, cable tray, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, terminations, cable schedules, and BOM-linked parts.
• Incorporate engineering changes quickly while maintaining accurate revision control.
• Develop and maintain CAD standards, symbol libraries, templates, and drawing standards.
• Ensure drawings are detailed enough for fabricators and electricians to build without engineering support.

Skills

Electrical CAD

Wiring diagrams

Cable schedules

Revision control

CAD standards

Symbol libraries

Templates

Drawing standards

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Revit

Plant 3D

Job description

Role

• Produce detailed electrical and controls drawings/models for modular and industrial assemblies.


• Create installation-level conduit, cable tray, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, terminations, cable schedules, and BOM-linked parts.


• Incorporate engineering changes quickly while maintaining accurate revision control.


• Develop and maintain CAD standards, symbol libraries, templates, and drawing standards.


• Ensure drawings are detailed enough for fabricators and electricians to build without engineering support.

What We're Looking For

• Experience detailing electrical or controls packages for fabrication, panel shops, UL 508A builders, or industrial automation.


• Strong daily experience with electrical CAD, wiring diagrams, and cable schedules.


• Understanding of real-world electrical installation, including terminations, bend radii, and clearances.


• Experience managing revisions and released drawing packages without version-control issues.


• Experience creating and maintaining symbol libraries, templates, and CAD standards.


• Bonus: AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, Revit, Plant 3D, BIM coordination, panel design, and wiring diagram standards.