Electrical Designer for Pharma/Life Sciences (Hybrid)

Phaxis - Financial Services; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Phaxis - Financial Services is seeking an Electrical Designer for the Raleigh-Durham area, splitting time between the HQ and on job sites. The role focuses on designing electrical systems for pharmaceutical and industrial facilities, with emphasis on medium- and low-voltage power distribution and BIM coordination.

You will prepare diagrams, load calculations, and lighting designs while ensuring NEC compliance and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of electrical design experience supporting industrial, pharma, biotech, life sciences, manufacturing, or process facilities.
• Proficiency in Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD for electrical design and BIM coordination.
• Experience designing low-voltage systems including telecommunications, security, access control, CCTV, and structured cabling.
• Strong understanding of electrical power distribution systems.
• Experience preparing: one-line diagrams, panel schedules, load calculations, short-circuit calculations, lighting calculations, electrical equipment layouts.
• Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Understanding of grounding, bonding, lighting, fire alarm, and life safety system design.
• Strong organizational, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical system designs for pharma, biotech, life sciences, and industrial facilities.
• Design medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, including service entrance equipment, switchgear, transformers, MCCs, and distribution equipment.
• Produce and maintain electrical one-line diagrams, riser diagrams, and power distribution schematics.
• Perform electrical load calculations, short-circuit analysis, voltage drop calculations, and lighting calculations.
• Size feeders, branch circuits, conduits, grounding systems, and electrical equipment.
• Prepare detailed panel schedules and equipment schedules.
• Develop lighting layouts and photometric designs for manufacturing, laboratory, utility, warehouse, and office spaces.
• Design grounding and bonding systems per NEC and best practices.
• Support fire alarm, emergency power, standby power, and life safety systems.
• Coordinate low-voltage systems: telecommunications, structured cabling, security, access control, CCTV, BMS interfaces, network paths.

Skills

Low-voltage design

NEC familiarity

Project coordination

Field investigations

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Phaxis - Financial Services is seeking an Electrical Designer for the Raleigh-Durham area, splitting time between the HQ and on job sites. The role focuses on designing electrical systems for pharmaceutical and industrial facilities, with emphasis on medium- and low-voltage power distribution and BIM coordination.

You will prepare diagrams, load calculations, and lighting designs while ensuring NEC compliance and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.