Electrical CAD Designer

Location: Berkeley, California (On-site)
Pay Rate: $50/hr - $55/hr
Contract: 1-year base with one (1) 1-year option period
Work Schedule: Full-time; schedule set by the laboratory
Clearance: None required; laboratory site-access, safety, security, and cybersecurity requirements apply

We are recruiting for an Electrical CAD Designer to join a team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, supporting the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U) Project. In this role you will develop detailed electrical designs, schematics, models, and supporting documentation that translate engineering concepts into manufacturable products, supporting ALS-U engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and installation activities.
ALS-U is an upgrade to the laboratory’s Advanced Light Source, a 1.9 GeV storage ring optimized to produce intense beams of soft x-rays. The upgrade introduces a multibend achromat lattice that will make the source orders of magnitude brighter and provide a significantly higher fraction of coherent light in the soft x-ray region than is available today. The work is hands-on design support on a large, complex scientific instrument, in close coordination with the engineers building it.

• Create and maintain electrical models, wiring diagrams, schematics, and panel layouts using project-approved CAD software, which may include AutoCAD Electrical, Autodesk Inventor, KiCad, and other tools designated by the laboratory.
• Review and revise designs based on engineering feedback, design reviews, and approved engineering changes.
• Generate bills of materials, wire and cable lists, and supporting documentation for manufacturing and assembly activities, prepared in sufficient detail to support the intended fabrication, assembly, or installation.
• Produce design packages supporting fabrication, assembly, testing, and installation, including engineering drawing revisions and other revision-controlled documentation needed to execute project work.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, project managers, and other designated project personnel to ensure designs meet technical requirements and integrate with applicable product assemblies.
• Participate in design coordination and design-review activities as requested by the laboratory technical representative.
• Perform assigned work in accordance with applicable industry standards, codes, and internal quality requirements.
• Maintain organized design files, libraries, and revision-controlled documentation within Windchill or other laboratory-designated systems.

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, drafting/design, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience. A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience producing electrical CAD designs is required.

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience producing electrical CAD designs using Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD Electrical, KiCad, or equivalent software.
• Demonstrated experience developing manufacturing-ready electrical documentation, including electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of materials, and wire or cable schedules.
• Experience developing and maintaining revision-controlled engineering documentation within Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) or Product Data Management (PDM) systems.
• Working knowledge of electrical engineering principles, electrical components, schematic development, and wiring practices.

Familiarity with applicable industry standards and codes relevant to electrical design activities

• Experience supporting DOE national laboratories, research facilities, particle accelerators, or other complex scientific or industrial engineering projects.
• Experience using Autodesk Inventor for three-dimensional electrical or electromechanical design.
• Experience integrating electrical and mechanical CAD models.
• Experience using Windchill for engineering document and configuration management.
• Experience supporting fabrication, assembly, installation, or commissioning of…