
Entry Level Design Engineer
Chicago, ILJob$70–72K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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ENTRUST Solutions Group is seeking a Design Engineer for its Gas Programs team, supporting high-pressure gas distribution and transmission projects. The engineer will collaborate with project engineers and designers on utility infrastructure work, including main replacements, pipelines, regulator stations, and trenchless installations. The role includes engineering calculations, pipeline route design, and construction estimates, with opportunities for professional growth and career development.
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Description
Are you ready to join a growing engineering consulting firm with a strong gas utility team supporting clients across multiple industries? Entrust Solutions Group is expanding and seeking talented engineers to support high-pressure gas distribution and transmission projects. Our Gas Programs team is at the forefront of utility infrastructure, working on main replacements, public improvements, pipelines, regulator stations, and trenchless installations.
As a Design Engineer, you’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating closely with project engineers and designers to deliver high-quality engineering solutions. You’ll perform engineering calculations, design pipeline routes, and develop construction estimates. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career while contributing to meaningful infrastructure projects in a supportive environment.
Minimum Requirements:
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Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, chemical, petroleum engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
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Ability to travel for occasional project visits and maintain a valid driver’s license without restrictions.
Preferred Qualifications:
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0–2 years of experience in natural gas engineering.
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Experience in transportation engineering or general utility engineering.
What We Offer:
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A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and encourages innovation.
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Opportunities for professional growth and career development.
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This position pays between $70,000 and $72,000 annually and is an exempt position. 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.
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Benefits offered include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) 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.
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.
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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. ENTRUST Solutions Group 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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How this job compares
Set against the 2,837 open Design Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$70–72K/yr
- Illinois median$90–132K/yr92 salary ranges
- US median$110–160K/yr1,812 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $71K, is 34% below the Illinois median midpoint ($108K) — in the lowest quarter of Design Engineer salary ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 107 open Design Engineer jobs in Illinois and 2,837 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Sargent & Lundy30 open
- ENTRUST Solutions Group (this employer)9 open
- Caterpillar, Inc.7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Design Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,305 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,086 of the 2,837 open Design Engineer jobs (74%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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