Electrical Design Engineer in Bedminster

Job Description

Electrical Designer Engineer (Contract)

Location: Onsite – New Jersey (5 days/week)

Contract Type: W2 Contract

Duration: 6 months

Pay Rate: $70/hour

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Designer Engineer to support electrical design activities for industrial projects. This role is heavily focused on hands-on electrical design and documentation across low voltage, instrumentation, and medium-voltage systems. Experience in a chemical manufacturing or similar industrial environment is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed electrical designs including wiring diagrams, schematics, and single-line diagrams.
• Perform electrical design work across a wide range of voltages, from 24 V instrumentation and low voltage systems up to 480 V and medium voltage systems (~13.8 kV).
• Design and review instrumentation wiring, control wiring, and interconnections.
• Prepare and interpret analyzer and tubing schematics, including analytical panel drawings (strong plus).
• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, and safety requirements.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including process, instrumentation, and operations.
• Support redlines, updates, and revisions to existing electrical drawings and documentation.
• Provide technical support during design reviews and field implementation as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Electrical Designer or Electrical Design Engineer in an industrial environment.
• Strong proficiency in electrical design deliverables (wiring diagrams, schematics, single-line diagrams).
• Hands-on experience with low voltage, instrumentation (24 V), and power systems up to medium voltage (~13.8 kV).
• Ability to work onsite full-time (5 days/week) in New Jersey.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently in a fast-paced project environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a chemical manufacturing, petrochemical, or similar process-industry environment.
• Familiarity with analyzer systems, analytical panels, and tubing schematics.
• Knowledge of industry standards such as NEC, IEEE, and ISA

Why This Role

• Competitive $70/hour W2 rate.
• Opportunity to work on technically challenging industrial electrical systems.
• Collaborative, engineering-focused environment with immediate project impact.

This is a 6-month onsite contract role offering a strong opportunity for experienced electrical designers seeking hands-on project work in an industrial setting.