Entry Level Design Engineer

Insight Global; Grand Rapids (MI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an Entry Level Distribution Design Engineer to join our team in the Grand Rapids area. You will help upgrade a major energy provider’s distribution grid, schedule construction plans, and create work packages with bill of materials.

You will perform field measurements, notes, and photos on site and use GIS, CAD, and WMS tools to support engineering calculations such as pole structures, cable sizing, voltage drop, and device coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering.
• Interest in developing construction work packages for the electric distribution system using various software systems and construction standards.
• Comfortable in a remote setting with some fieldwork around the GR area.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and develop construction plans for project work.
• Create work packages and bill of materials for the distribution grid upgrades.
• Own field work: observe, document with notes, photos, and measurements.
• Perform engineering calculations including pole structure, cable sizing, voltage drop, and protective device coordination.

Skills

GIS

CAD

WMS

Field work

Construction planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Civil Engineering

Tools

GIS software

CAD software

WMS systems

Job description

Job Description

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical or Mechanical or Civil Engineering
• Interest in developing construction work packages for the electric distribution system using various software systems and construction standards
• Comfortable in a remote setting with some fielding work around the GR area

A company is looking for an Entry Level Distribution Design Engineer to join their team. This engineer will aide in the upgrades of a major energy providers distribution grids. They will be in charge of scheduling and developing construction plans for the project work. This person will create work packages, create construction plans, bill material and will be in charge of the scope or work schedule. This person will be in charge of owning their own field work where they will be taking notes, pictures, measurements and will ultimately be in charge of the designing the project construction plans. The work will be developed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools, Work Management Systems (WMS), and other client systems. The project work will require performing engineering calculations that may include: structural analysis of poles, guying, cable pulling, electric demand, transformer sizing, voltage drop and flicker, and coordination of protective devices.