
Design Engineer
Richmond, VA · HybridJobSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Design Engineer performs field assessments, gathers site information, and translates field conditions into designs and project documentation. The role combines approximately 50% fieldwork with 50% design, including remote design work, documentation review, and coordination with project teams to resolve discrepancies. The posting seeks a recent graduate or entry-level candidate with an engineering degree, independence in field and remote environments, and local travel availability.
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Job Description
- Perform field assessments and collect site information
- Document field conditions, measurements, and project details
- Translate field information into accurate designs and project documentation
- Create and update designs while working remotely
- Review field and design documentation for accuracy
- Coordinate with project teams to resolve field or design discrepancies
- Manage a balanced workload consisting of approximately 50% fieldwork and 50% design
Skills and Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline
- Recent graduate or entry-level candidate
- Comfortable working independently in both remote and field environments
- Ability to travel locally throughout the assigned territory
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
- Strong communication, documentation, and attention-to-detail skills
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 2,828 open Design Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Virginia median$104–156K/yr84 salary ranges
- US median$41–55/hr99 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 108 open Design Engineer jobs in Virginia and 2,828 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- Design Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (2,288 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,060 of the 2,828 open Design Engineer jobs (73%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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