Job Title: Electrical Design Checker
Job Description
The Electrical Design Checker reviews and validates electrical engineering schematics and drawings to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with design requirements. This role focuses on comparing drawings against device lists and project documentation, identifying discrepancies or missing components, marking up corrections, and confirming that all engineering data is correct before final release.
Responsibilities
Review electrical schematics, control panel drawings, and wiring diagrams to verify accuracy and completeness.
Compare drawings against device lists, bills of materials (BOMs), and I/O lists to ensure all components are correctly represented.
Identify missing devices, incorrect part numbers, wiring discrepancies, and documentation errors prior to release.
Create clear and precise redline markups to communicate required corrections and updates to designers.
Validate engineering data and design details to confirm compliance with project requirements and standards.
Return reviewed and marked-up documents to designers and collaborate to resolve issues before final approval.
Maintain a high level of attention to detail when checking multiple drawings and documentation sets.
Use electrical design and drafting software to view, navigate, and assess drawings effectively.
Essential Skills
Proven ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, control panel drawings, and wiring diagrams.
Hands-on experience reviewing and checking drawings for errors, omissions, accuracy, and completeness.
Demonstrated experience providing redline corrections and markups on engineering documentation.
Strong capability to compare schematics against device lists, BOMs, and I/O lists to verify component representation.
Exceptional attention to detail in identifying missing devices, incorrect part numbers, and wiring discrepancies.
Practical exposure to electrical design software such as AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, SolidWorks Electrical, or similar tools, with the ability to effectively review drawings.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Background in electrical design or related engineering disciplines is beneficial.
Familiarity with control panel layouts and industrial electrical systems is an advantage.
Ability to collaborate with designers and engineers to resolve issues and improve documentation quality.
Strong organizational skills to manage multiple drawing sets and documentation reviews.
Work Environment
The role is typically based in an engineering or design office environment, working closely with electrical designers and engineers. The Electrical Design Checker primarily uses electrical design and drafting software such as AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, and SolidWorks Electrical to review and mark up drawings on a computer workstation. The position involves focused, detail-oriented work with engineering documentation and digital schematics, in a professional setting that values accuracy, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Eastlake, OH.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $35.00/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)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Eastlake,OH.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 7, 2026.
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.
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