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Overview

ENTRUST Solutions Group is seeking a dynamic Design Engineer II to join their team, engaging in various engineering tasks and supporting project plans for complex projects within the gas business unit. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys leading projects, solving complex challenges, and building systems that support operations.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with senior engineers, designers, and drafters to develop design packages for complex projects.
  • Contribute calculations, drawings, and documentation that meet project requirements and industry standards.
  • Support both small and large projects, taking ownership of discipline-specific design work on simpler efforts.
  • Assist with technical analysis on more complex projects.
  • Work through design challenges and communicate impacts to scope, cost, schedule, and quality.
  • Build proficiency in CAD and engineering tools.
  • Ensure quality by reviewing own work and participating in peer and QA/QC checks.
  • Help coordinate key information through project leaders and occasionally support field activities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum 1 year of work experience in the pipeline industry or a related engineering or consulting industry.
  • Experience with gas facility work (preferred).
  • Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification (preferred).

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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Pay in context

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ENTRUST Solutions Group currently has 1 other opening live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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