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Entry Level Lighting Engineer/Electrical Engineer

Jacobs

Madison, WIJobSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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Location
Madison, WI
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Jacobs seeks an entry-level Lighting/Electrical Engineer for its St. Louis, Chicago, or Madison office. The engineer will create construction drawings focused on lighting design for building and transportation projects, coordinating with architectural designers or roadway engineers. The role offers expert mentorship and opportunities to grow professionally.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Analytical Skills, requiredOrganizational Skills, requiredTime Management, requiredMicrosoft Office, requiredRevit, nice to haveAutoCAD, nice to haveMicroStation, nice to haveConstruction Plan Preparation, nice to haveAGI32, nice to haveCommunication, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Architecture, requiredEIT or FE Credentials, nice to haveConstruction Plan Preparation Experience, nice to haveAGI32 Experience, nice to haveExperience Working With Roadway Engineers, Architects, Interior Designers, Engineers, and Lighting Designers, nice to haveAbility to Communicate With All Management Levels, nice to have

Full job description

At Jacobs, we are always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge as we look into the future with great optimism and focus. We don’t settle until we give our best and know that we’re making a difference.

As an Entry-Level Lighting/Electrical Engineer at our St Louis, Chicago, or Madison office, you’ll be surrounded by expert mentorship opportunities to help you thrive in your new career.

You’ll create construction drawings with a focus on lighting design for various building and transportation projects in close coordination with architectural designers or roadway engineers using Revit, AutoCAD and Microstation software.

Working together, we’ll help you grow and pursue what fulfills you so we can make an impact on the future - big and small, global and local.

Bring your creativity, ambitious spirit, and extreme attention to detail, and we’ll help you unlock your professional potential - so we can deliver extraordinary solutions together.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Architecture.

  • Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills

  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs

  • US Citizenship is required

Ideally, you’ll also have:

  • EIT or FE credentials

  • Working knowledge of Revit, AutoCAD, and/or Microstation

  • Experience in construction plan preparation

  • Experience with AGI32

  • Experience working with roadway engineers, architects, interior designers engineers and lighting designers.

  • Ability to communicate with all levels of management within Jacobs

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,154 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Wisconsin median$97–154K/yr69 salary ranges
  • US median$45–57/hr396 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 221 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Wisconsin and 10,154 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (8,505 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,534 of the 10,154 open Electrical Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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