Description
Design and document electrical circuits, panels, and power/wiring systems; perform analysis and simulation; produce schematics and layouts; ensure code and safety compliance; and support prototyping, testing, and handoff to manufacturing or installation.
- • Collaborate with engineers, stakeholders, and clients to define requirements and design intent.
- • Create schematics, wiring diagrams, and layouts using CAD/EDA tools.
- • Develop electrical architectures, circuits, and control panels for products or facilities.
- • Perform load, short-circuit, voltage-drop, and protection coordination calculations.
- • Run circuit simulations and analyses to validate designs.
- • Estimate labor, material, and equipment costs and support budget and schedule planning.
- • Manage configuration and release of design packages and engineering change orders.
- • Develop control logic or embedded interfaces to operate electrical systems.
- • Integrate electrical designs with mechanical, firmware, and energy systems.
- • Optimize designs for energy efficiency, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability.
- • Perform site surveys and as-built verification to inform and validate designs.
- • Support commissioning, inspections, and acceptance testing to ensure compliance.
- • Compile calculation packages, test data, and reports for approvals and audits.
- • Mentor or train junior engineers, designers, or drafters on tools and standards.
- • Define specifications for capital equipment and major upgrades related to electrical design and test.
- • Specify components and materials and generate bills of materials.
- • Prepare technical specifications, drawings, and design documentation.
- • Conduct design reviews and risk assessments (e.g., DFMEA).
- • Prototype and support testing for performance, safety, EMC, and regulatory compliance.
- • Coordinate with manufacturing, construction, or installers to ensure design intent and code compliance.
- • Resolve issues from production, installation, or field feedback and implement engineering changes.
- • Evaluate vendor and competitor components and technologies.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
