Electrical Engineer

Actalent; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental plans

Short-term and long-term disability

Group term life insurance

HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care plans

8 paid holidays

4 floating holidays

generous PTO policy

401k matching

Company paid events

Annual safety shoe allowance

Education assistance program

Job summary

Actalent in Minneapolis, MN is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support hardware design, integration, and programming of control systems for equipment. The role works under tenure engineering staff to execute defined tasks across controls hardware, controller, display, software, testing, and documentation.

This onsite position offers growth opportunities as data centers expand and provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage, retirement matching, and an emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• 3+ years of professional electrical engineering experience.
• Proficiency in electrical CAD software, with AutoCAD Electrical preferred.
• Understanding of electrical wiring practices per NEC, instrumentation signals, and safe work practices.
• Ability to create and maintain BOMs and communicate clearly in written documentation.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for builds, testing, and commissioning support.

Responsibilities

• Support electrical design documentation and component selection.
• Assist in BOM creation and prototype build support.
• Participate in verification activities under guidance from tenure engineers.
• Implement tasks across controls hardware, controller, display, software, testing, and documentation.
• Contribute to the electrical hardware design, integration, and programming of control systems.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Documentation

Communication

Travel up to 10%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Electrical CAD software

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Engineer

Job Description

The Electrical Engineer will support the electrical hardware design, integration, and programming of control systems for various equipment and related equipment. This role involves working under the guidance of tenure engineering staff to implement well-defined tasks across controls hardware, controller, display, software, testing, and documentation. The position contributes to new product development for equipment.

Responsibilities

• Support electrical design documentation and component selection.
• Assist in BOM creation and prototype build support.
• Participate in verification activities under guidance from tenure engineers.
• Implement tasks across controls hardware, controller, display, software, testing, and documentation.
• Contribute to the electrical hardware design, integration, and programming of control systems.

Essential Skills

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• 3+ years of professional electrical engineering experience.
• Proficiency in electrical CAD software, with AutoCAD Electrical preferred.
• Understanding of electrical wiring practices per NEC, instrumentation signals, and safe work practices.
• Ability to create and maintain BOMs and communicate clearly in written documentation.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for builds, testing, and commissioning support.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with control panels, instrumentation/sensors, VFDs, EC fans, fan array systems, or DX refrigeration controls.
• Exposure to electrical design related to HVAC OEM manufacturing.
• Familiarity with UL 508A control panel requirements and equipment safety standards.
• Experience with unit controllers or PLCs and building management system communication protocols.
• Experience with three-phase power distribution, motor branch-circuit protection, and SCCR calculations.

Work Environment

This is an onsite role with a laid-back, casual dress code. The company is experiencing significant growth due to data centers and will be opening a second facility soon. The workplace offers various employee perks, including a game room with a golf simulator, foosball table, darts, snacks, and an espresso machine.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $130000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

• Medical, vision, and dental plans
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Group term life insurance coverage
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care plans available
• 8 paid holidays
• 4 floating holidays
• generous PTO policy
• 401k matching
• Company paid events
• Annual safety shoe allowance
• Education assistance program

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 3, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis, MN.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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