Electrical Designer

R.T. Patterson Company; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RT Patterson is seeking Electrical Designers and Engineers for our Seven Fields, PA office in a hybrid role (3 days onsite). The position supports the development of installation construction packages for facility power distribution, grounding, lighting, and controls in industrial facilities.

Open to entry, mid, and senior levels; requires NEC knowledge, CAD proficiency, and ability to travel within the United States.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of NEC and electrical construction methods and materials.
• Experience in design of electrical systems or electrical maintenance or engineering.
• Experience with electrical systems in steel and aluminum industries preferred; other heavy industries acceptable.
• Proficiency in CAD software and Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong verbal and written communication; team oriented; ability to travel domestically.

Responsibilities

• Interface with Clients, Owners, and Vendors.
• Develop execution plans of project deliverables.
• Prepare cost estimates for electrical systems.
• Specify electrical system components for low and medium voltage.
• Lead engineering design and drafting to generate installation details, panel layouts, and schematics.
• Develop conduit and cable schedules and review vendor documentation.
• Provide technical direction to design and drafting staff.
• Visit customer sites to gather field data and provide field support during construction and startup.

Skills

NEC knowledge

Electrical design experience

Verbal and written communication

Team player

Willingness to travel

Tools

CAD software

Microsoft Office

3D cable tray modeling

Job description

Electrical Designers and Electrical Engineers

(Entry Level, Mid-Level and Senior Level) - Recent college graduates welcome to apply!

Seven Fields, PA - Hybrid - 3 Days onsite

RT Patterson has an immediate opening in our NEW Seven Fields, Pennsylvania office for a full-time electrical designer to lead a design team in the development of installation construction packages for facility power distribution systems, grounding, lighting, and controls in industrial facilities.

Senior Electrical Designer Responsibilities:

• Interface with Clients, Owners, and Vendors
• Develop execution plans of project deliverables.
• Participate in studies preparing cost estimates for electrical systems.
• Assist in specifying electrical system components for low voltage and medium voltage systems.
• Collaborate with electrical and process engineers, clients, owners, and vendors.
• Lead the engineering design, and drafting staff to generate installation details, motor elementaries, Panel Layouts and schematics, and plan drawings identifying locations of motors, electrical loads, electrical equipment placement, embedded/exposed conduit and/or cable tray layouts.
• Develop Electrical Equipment list including Motor Control Centers, Motors, Electrical Boxes and Cabinets, and Electrical Devices for use in the development of Conduit and Cable Schedules
• Review vendor cable specification requirements develop project cable specifications for use in the development of Conduit and Cable Schedules.
• Develop Conduit and Cable schedules based on project designs and/or Vendor supplied documents.
• Review and integrate Vendor equipment documentation into construction packages of work.
• Lead project checking teams to review the engineering drawings and document packages.
• Provide technical direction to design and drafting staff.
• Visit customer sites to gather field data for detailed design.
• Provide field support during construction, commissioning, and start-up.

Electrical Designer Requirements:

• Thorough knowledge of NEC and electrical construction methods and materials.
• Experience in design of electrical systems or electrical maintenance or engineering.
• Experience with electrical systems in the Steel and Aluminum industry is preferred. Experience in other light and heavy industry is also acceptable.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Proficiency in CAD software is required.
• Experience with 3D modeling of cable tray systems is a plus, but not required.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and comfortable with working in a team environment.
• Ability to travel within the United States to customer sites a plus