Senior Electrical Designer: Power Systems & Grid Layouts

Actalent; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) plan

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

HSA

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off / PTO

Job summary

Actalent is hiring a Senior Electrical Designer in Cedar Park, TX for a contract-to-hire role. You will plan and design electrical infrastructure for commercial, industrial, and mission-critical facilities, producing 2D/3D construction documents and performing system studies using AutoCAD, SKM, and ETAP.

Responsibilities include coordinating with disciplines, reviewing vendor documentation, and ensuring code compliance across projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of electrical design experience in utility, generation, substation, transmission, or distribution.
• Familiarity with the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Ability to create electrical schematics, grid plans, power distribution, lighting and grounding designs.
• Ability to perform load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, arc flash, and conduit sizing calculations.
• Ability to select and specify transformers, switchgear, MCCs, and relay protection systems.
• Proficiency in 2D CAD drawings.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design electrical infrastructure for facilities as per client requirements.
• Work under direction of Senior designers to complete design tasks on schedule.
• Prepare 2D CAD drawings of moderate complexity for electrical systems and layouts.
• Review drawings and vendor documentation for compliance with project requirements.
• Coordinate with other disciplines by reviewing drawings and documents and resolving discrepancies.
• Create electrical schematics, grid layouts, power distribution, lighting, and grounding designs.
• Perform electrical system studies and calculations (load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, arc flash, conduit sizing).
• Select and specify electrical equipment (transformers, switchgear, MCCs, relay protection).
• Develop construction documents and contribute to 2D/3D models.
• Assist in preparing RFIs and customer inquiries responses.
• Ensure designs comply with codes, standards, and procedures.

Skills

Electrical design

NEC knowledge

2D CAD

Schematic design

Load flow analysis

Transformer knowledge

MS Office

Code compliance

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SKM

ETAP

Job description

Actalent is hiring a Senior Electrical Designer in Cedar Park, TX for a contract-to-hire role. You will plan and design electrical infrastructure for commercial, industrial, and mission-critical facilities, producing 2D/3D construction documents and performing system studies using AutoCAD, SKM, and ETAP.

Responsibilities include coordinating with disciplines, reviewing vendor documentation, and ensuring code compliance across projects.