Senior Electrical Engineer

VDart
Austin, TX

Role: Senior Electrical Engineer

Location: Austin, TX (onsite)

Type: Contract

Overview:

Client’s Infrastructure Design team is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support ongoing factory expansion projects. The team is currently in the tool installation phase, meaning they are producing electrical design packages for manufacturing shops, labs, and production areas inside the facility.

The role focuses on industrial power infrastructure design, not automation or machine controls.


Primary Responsibilities:

· Design electrical infrastructure packages for manufacturing areas and labs.

· Will participate in the Tool-Install and infrastructure design for the Texas Refinery and Solar Panel Projects

· Develop deliverables such as:

  • Power distribution layouts
  • Grounding systems
  • Cable schedules
  • Lighting layouts
  • Cable tray routing

· Support installation of manufacturing equipment by designing facility electrical systems that feed the equipment.

· Produce construction-ready design packages using Revit/AutoCAD.

· Coordinate with internal teams and occasionally EPC firms on design execution.


Candidate Profile:

Experience Level

· Target: 5–10 years of experience, up to 12

· Ideal level: equivalent to Client P3 (Senior Engineer)


Preferred Backgrounds:

· Manufacturing plant electrical infrastructure

· Refinery / chemical plant electrical engineering

· Industrial EPC design firms

· Semiconductor or large-scale industrial facilities


Key Technical Experience:

· Industrial power distribution

· Medium voltage systems

· 480V systems

· Motor Control Centers (MCC)

· Electrical grounding systems

· Cable tray and conduit routing

· Industrial electrical codes and standards


Nice-to-Have Experience:

· Refinery or chemical plant projects

· Heavy industrial design environments

· Experience producing construction design packages


Tools:

· Revit

· AutoCAD

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