Electrical CAD Designer

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.