Remote Electrical Designer

Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Electrical Designer to support a large-scale engineering documentation validation initiative for commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment. The successful candidate will be responsible for reviewing, validating, and reconciling electrical engineering documentation to ensure alignment between schematics, panel layouts, bills of materials (BOMs), and manufacturing work orders. This role requires strong attention to detail, electrical design knowledge, and the ability to identify documentation discrepancies that could impact manufacturing readiness and production execution.  Key Responsibilities:

- Review and validate electrical schematics, panel layouts, BOMs, and manufacturing work orders for accuracy and completeness.
- Cross-reference engineering documentation to ensure alignment between design intent, BOM requirements, and production deliverables.
- Perform BOM-to-schematic and BOM-to-work-order reconciliation activities.
- Verify work order operation identifiers and maintain traceability to supporting engineering documentation.
- Identify and document mismatches, omissions, and inconsistencies across engineering and manufacturing documentation.
- Generate validation reports and communicate findings to engineering stakeholders.
- Support manufacturing readiness by ensuring documentation packages are complete and accurate prior to production release.
- Participate in daily coordination meetings and collaborate with North American and offshore engineering teams.

Qualifications:

- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or related discipline.
- 3+ years of experience supporting electrical design, electrical documentation, controls design, or manufacturing engineering activities.
- Experience interpreting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and bills of materials.
- Strong understanding of industrial electrical systems and electrical documentation practices.
- Experience performing engineering document reviews and change verification activities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently while supporting a cross-functional engineering team.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience supporting manufacturing, production, or industrial equipment environments.
- Experience with ERP, BOM management, or manufacturing work-order systems.
- Previous exposure to control panels, industrial wiring, PLC systems, or refrigeration equipment.
- Familiarity with engineering change management and configuration control processes.
- Experience working with distributed or offshore engineering teams.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Charlotte, NC.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $50.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Charlotte, NC.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 10, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position. 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 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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.

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city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants
with arrest and conviction records.

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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a
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