Electrical Design Engineer I – Utility Infrastructure (New Grad)

About the role

This position offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated engineer eager to gain hands-on project experience, collaborate with industry experts, and grow within a company that prioritizes professional development. You'll work on meaningful utility projects, develop technical skills, and contribute to designs supporting the City of Charlotte's large-scale initiatives, as well as utility installations and upgrades for DOT projects. This role provides a mix of office work, field visits, and some remote flexibility, offering well-rounded exposure to all phases of project execution and design.

Responsibilities

• Apply technical knowledge to designs, ensuring adherence to project specifications, scope, cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Collaborate closely with Customers & Construction to complete design packages.
• Support the preparation of simple designs including calculations, drawings, and analysis.
• Gain hands-on experience with CAD programs (e.g., Maximo and DesignLight).
• Apply industry codes and standards, including RUS, NESC, and utility-specific guidelines.
• Conduct field inspections for every job to gather design data, establish customer contact, and support construction coordination.
• Communicate challenges related to scope, cost, schedule, or quality clearly and professionally to appropriate contacts.
• Identify information that should be communicated to clients and stakeholders through team leads and project managers.
• Self-check design work prior to reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering from ABET accredited university
• Minimum 0-1 years of electrical distribution design experience
• Client-Focused Customer Service & Relationship Management
• Willingness to travel locally as needed for project & storm support

Qualifications

• Work Order Tracking & Document Control
• Lighting Contract Manipulation
• Strong organizational & multitasking skills

Skills

• Technical knowledge in electrical distribution design
• Collaboration with customers and construction teams
• Use of CAD programs (Maximo and DesignLight)
• Understanding of industry codes and standards (RUS, NESC, utility-specific guidelines)
• Field inspection and data gathering
• Communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to self-check design work

Benefits

A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and encourages innovation.
Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, retirement program with a company match, tuition reimbursement, and flexible work schedules.
Benefits offered include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and plan with company match. Also offered are tuition reimbursement, voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident and hospitalization plans. HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts are also available. These benefits are subject to employee contribution amounts generally set annually.
Full-time employees are eligible to earn PTO hours. May be eligible for discretionary bonus as determined by the company.

Pay

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, retirement program with a company match, tuition reimbursement, and flexible work schedules.

Schedule

Full-time employees are eligible to earn PTO hours. May be eligible for discretionary bonus as determined by the company.