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Design Engineer II – Electric Distribution

ENTRUST Solutions Group, A Leidos Company
Durham, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/3/2026

Join ENTRUST as a Design Engineer II and design overhead and underground utility projects, support major infrastructure and Joint-Use Make-Ready upgrades, and gain hands-on field experience. Grow your career with a supportive team, hybrid flexibility, great benefits, and opportunities to advance.

What You’ll Do:

  • Applies technical knowledge to designs and ensures projects meet specifications
  • Communicates challenges about scope, cost, schedule and quality
  • Works with Designers and Drafters to complete design packages
  • Gains an understanding of CAD programs and the software analysis tools utilized in engineering design
  • Supports the preparation of simple to moderately complex designs or small portions of larger projects, including calculations and drawings
  • Leads the development of their discipline's design on simple projects, and supports complex projects, including simple to moderately difficult technical analyses
  • Interacts with clients on a limited basis
  • Understands and applies appropriate industry codes, standards, and regulations
  • Conducts communications in a professional and clear manner; communications are timely and in an appropriate format for the topic.
  • Identifies information to be communicated to the client and project stakeholders through team leads and project managers.
  • Self-checks work assignments prior to submitting for review, completes work with minimal errors. Participates in peer reviews and QC reviews.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering at ABET accredited university
  • 1-2 years of electrical distribution design experience. 
  • Strong work ethic with desire to work in a production environment
  • Knowledge of software's BOUD and Maximo strongly preferred
  • Ability to work in a hybrid capacity, including up to 20% local fielding responsibilities to support project and client needs 

What We Offer:

  • 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.
  • The specific amount within this range will be influenced by the work location and various factors, such as internal equity, professional skills, work experience, and pertinent education or training. Benefits offered include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and retirement program 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.

Why Join Us?

At ENTRUST Solutions Group, a Leidos company, we are driven by a commitment to innovation, technical excellence, and delivering the critical infrastructure that powers and connects communities. Together with Leidos, we are building a scaled, end-to-end energy and infrastructure organization focused on modernizing the grid, improving reliability, and helping utilities and network providers meet rising demand.

As an ENR top ranked firm, our team of more than 5,000 professionals brings deep technical expertise and advanced technology across electric, gas, and telecommunications infrastructure. We solve complex challenges for clients across North America and expanding markets, helping them strengthen reliability, expand capacity, and adapt to evolving infrastructure needs.

We foster a culture where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are expected, and where people are empowered to challenge convention, think boldly, and make an impact. Whether you are looking to grow your expertise, lead transformative projects, or help shape the future of infrastructure, you will find opportunities to thrive here.

If you are ready to outthink the status quo, tackle meaningful challenges, and build what is next, we would love to hear from you.

 

Explore More Opportunities: Not quite the right fit? Check out all our openings at ENTRUST Solutions Group Careers.

To learn more about ENTRUST Benefits and Culture, please visit our company LinkedIn page and follow us at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrustsolutionsgroup

ENTRUST Solutions Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. ENTRUST does not accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with ENTRUST Solutions Group.

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