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Electrical CAD Designer (AutoCAD Electrical) 1-Year Contract Hybrid Berkeley, CA $73/hour W2 only. No C2C, subcontractors, or third-party candidates. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. Bring your AutoCAD Electrical expertise into a highly technical research environment. Our client, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is seeking an experienced Electrical CAD Designer to support the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U). You'll work alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams to create schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and manufacturing-ready documentation for complex scientific equipment and infrastructure.
This role is a strong fit for an experienced electrical CAD designer who enjoys hands-on design work and turning engineering requirements into detailed, buildable documentation.
- Location: Primarily onsite in Berkeley, with flexibility for some hybrid
- Duration: 1 year, with possible extension
- Background Check: A criminal background check will be conducted.
Key Responsibilities- Create and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, BOMs, and wire/cable schedules using AutoCAD Electrical.
- Revise designs based on engineering feedback, design reviews, and approved engineering changes.
- Prepare manufacturing-ready documentation to support fabrication, assembly, installation, and testing.
- Collaborate with engineers and other technical teams to resolve design issues and ensure proper system integration.
- Participate in design reviews and coordinate electrical design requirements across project teams.
- Maintain organized, revision-controlled engineering documentation in Windchill or other designated systems.
Qualifications- 5+ years of hands-on electrical CAD design experience.
- Demonstrated professional experience using AutoCAD Electrical.
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Drafting/Design, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Experience producing manufacturing-ready electrical documentation.
- Working knowledge of electrical engineering principles, components, schematics, wiring practices, and applicable standards.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience supporting national laboratories, research facilities, particle accelerators, semiconductor, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or other complex engineering environments.
- Experience with Autodesk Inventor, KiCad, Windchill, or other relevant CAD/PLM tools.
- Experience integrating electrical and mechanical CAD models.
- Experience supporting fabrication, assembly, installation, testing, or commissioning of engineered systems.
