Electrical Designer

EXP; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Creative work environment

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Raleigh, NC seeks an Electrical Designer to join their MEP Hospitality & Entertainment team. The ideal candidate will have a relevant engineering degree and CAD proficiency. Responsibilities include preparing CAD floor plans, performing lighting calculations, and coordinating with various disciplines. This role requires 0-2 years of experience and an EIT License is preferred. Join a company dedicated to innovation and diversity, offering a challenging work environment with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years' experience required.
• EIT License (Engineer in Training) preferred.
• Engineering Degree required.

Responsibilities

• Convert engineer's markups into working CAD drawings.
• Prepare CAD floor plans and electrical device layouts.
• Perform calculations for fault current and implement AIC ratings.
• Layout lighting fixtures and demonstrate knowledge of lighting concepts.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Lighting calculations

Understanding of emergency and normal power systems

Coordination with other disciplines

Education

BS Architectural Engineering

BS Electrical Engineering

Tools

Powertools

Lighting photometric programs (Visual, LightPro)

Job description

Job Description

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee‑owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Electrical Designer

Be our next Electrical Designer.

Your work environment at EXP

In this role, you will be a part of the MEP Hospitality & Entertainment team, based in Raleigh, NC.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• CAD proficient in converting engineer’s markups into working CAD drawings
• Plot drawings for review by engineer
• Prepare CAD floor plans showing electrical device layouts, circuitry, fixtures, equipment, etc.
• Perform calculations using Powertools for available fault current and implement proper AIC ratings of equipment with input from engineers
• Prepare one-line diagrams with input from engineers
• Prepare electrical loads and develop panel schedules with input from engineers
• Layout fire alarm devices on floor plans with input from engineers
• Layout lighting fixtures on plans and demonstrate fundamental knowledge of lighting concepts
• Understands and correctly applies concepts of emergency and normal power systems
• Coordinate device locations, loads, and circuitry with other disciplines
• Develop knowledge of the NEC and other codes
• Perform lighting calculations and develop models using a lighting photometric program such as Visual or LightPro
• Layout equipment rooms with input from engineers

What Your Experience Looks Like

• Engineering Degree required (BS Architectural Engineering, or BS Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degree)
• 0-2 years’ experience required
• EIT License (Engineer in training)

About Us

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments.

Our story

Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

What Makes Us Different

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry‑leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We’re committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.

Find out more about life at EXP by visiting www.exp.com.

About The Team

EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression.

Should you need any special accommodations, please feel free to contact us at [e-mail] and we will arrange for the most suitable accommodations based on your needs.