Jobs · Engineering · Virginia

Electrical Engineer – Recent Graduate (0-3 Years' Experience)

Summer Consultants, Inc. · McLean, VA · 2 mo ago
Engineering$78k–$96k/yrFull-time

What Summer Consultants Can Do for You

  • Learn the ins and outs of the MEP/FP consulting industry.
  • Gain hands-on experience with tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, lighting selection software, and arc flash modeling software.
  • Work on varied projects. We rarely have “typical” projects because buildings are unique, and so are their systems.
  • Develop into a well-rounded consulting engineer through mentoring, project exposure, and field experience.
  • Learn directly from senior engineers, including time in the field observing existing conditions and project constraints.
  • Work in a small, collaborative, and technically engaged environment.
  • Benefit from a flexible work environment, including hybrid work options after six months with the company.

Compensation

  • Salary range: $78,000 – $96,000, based on education, relevant experience (0-3 YOE), technical skills, and qualifications.

Company Benefits

  • 100% Company paid individual health insurance, with 50% of family premiums paid.
  • Dental and vision insurance available.
  • 401K with total employer contribution opportunity of 7%.
  • Fully paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life and AD&D coverage.
  • Eleven (11) paid holidays and seventeen (17) to twenty-two (22) days of PTO per year depending on YOE.
  • Education Assistance Program.
  • Flexible work environment, including hybrid work options after six months with the company.

What You Can Do for Summer Consultants

  • Support electrical design for building systems projects.
  • Aid with field surveys, existing-conditions documentation, calculations, layouts, and design coordination.
  • Contribute to lighting and power design, including AGI lighting calculations, power calculations, and system layouts.
  • Help solve client problems with curiosity, precision, and follow-through.
  • Pursue EIT certification, if not already completed.
  • Build the technical foundation needed to grow as a consulting engineer.

What You Should Bring With You

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or Architectural Engineering with an electrical or lighting focus.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
  • AutoCAD and Revit experience preferred.
  • Ability to support day-long field surveys outdoors and indoors, including conditioned and unconditioned spaces, with or without reasonable accommodation. Field work may include walking up to 10,000–20,000 steps in a day, climbing up and down a 6-foot ladder, kneeling, squatting, and bending.
  • Ability to obtain site access at client locations, including federal facilities, as required by project assignments.

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