Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer | Onsite | Louisville, KY

Job Description

The Electrical Design Engineer will direct, coordinate, and exercise functional authority for the design, planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects. The role involves reading and understanding written specifications, contract drawings, and developing a complete design within electrical design standards and project quotations. The engineer will analyze engineering schematics, specifications, and related data to determine design factors, ensuring all designs comply with engineering specs, company standards, and customer contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate and thoroughly self-verified electrical device and panel layouts, motor, control, I/O schematics, and bill of materials.
• Provide project support to field engineers, project managers, purchasing, and panel fabricators.
• Evaluate and approve design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
• Use computer-assisted design/drafting equipment and software to develop designs.
• Communicate task completion status with the project team.
• Design and develop detailed layouts for electrical circuits, systems for power distribution, industrial control panels, and industrial network architectures.
• Interface extensively with customers, providing support for installation, commissioning, and design modifications.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in AutoCAD Electrical.
• Experience in controls engineering, HMI, and controls design.
• Skilled in designing electrical circuits/systems, schematics, and panel layouts.
• Familiarity with PLC programming.
• Knowledge of electrical safety standards such as UL508A, NEC, and NFPA.
• Strong understanding of electrical equipment and local building codes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related area and/or at least 5 years of experience in the field.
• Extensive knowledge of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures as related to design.

Work Environment

The role is based in an office environment with working hours from Monday to Friday, either 8 to 5 or 7 to 4. There is flexibility to consider other markets such as Cincinnati, Atlanta, and Dallas, with the ability to visit the main office once a month. The company is a small, goal-oriented firm specializing in baggage handling systems, offering an opportunity for long-term wealth building as it transitions into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in the next 12 months.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Louisville, Kentucky.

This is a Permanent position based out of Louisville, KY.

The pay range for this position is $85000.00 - $130000.00/yr.

health, dental, vision, life 401k employer match of 100% to the first 3% of comp contributed and 50% to the next 2% $50/month phone allowance 3 weeks PTO, paid holidays and 40 hours of sick/personal days

This is a fully onsite position in Louisville,KY.

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 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 actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.