Electrical Design Engineer

  • Durham, North Carolina
  • Full Time
Electrical Design Engineer
Job Description

The Controls Design Engineer II plays a crucial role in providing electrical and controls design for product improvements across our manufactured product lines. This position involves coordinating site-wide drawings for various projects to ensure compliance with engineering documents, manufacturing standards, and other required guidelines such as UL and NEC. The primary goal is to ensure the safety, quality, functionality, and conformity of our products. This role requires both independent and collaborative work, contributing to moderately complex aspects of projects.

Responsibilities

  • Design and improve electrical/controls infrastructure for manufactured product lines.
  • Coordinate site-wide drawings as applicable per site/project.
  • Ensure equipment/sites/projects are built and applied per engineering documents and standards.
  • Contribute to moderately complex aspects of project design.
  • Inspect products in-progress in manufacturing occasionally.
Essential Skills
  • Electrical engineering degree required.
  • Minimum 2 years of related experience.
  • Proficiency in reading and interpreting construction drawings, single lines, product manuals, control drawings, work instructions, and electrical/control drawing markups.
  • Proficient with 2-D AutoCAD Electrical or equivalent software.
  • Knowledge of UL, NEC, and NFPA 79 standards.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
  • Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Desire for continuous improvement.
  • Detail-oriented with a positive can-do attitude.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with other teams.
Work Environment

The position offers a hybrid work environment, requiring three days onsite and two days working from home. The role involves interfacing with production during builds to ensure projects are completed on time and with high quality. The remaining time will be spent in an office setting, primarily working behind a CAD screen.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $50.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Durham,NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 19, 2025.

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 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email ... for other accommodation options.

Job ID: 480828684
Originally Posted on: 6/11/2025

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