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Electrical Engineer, Entry-Level

DLR Group.com

Office

Portland, Oregon, United States

Full Time

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

The Engineering team has an opening for an Electrical Designer.

Location: Portland

Position Summary

As an Electrical Designer you will be responsible for participating in the design process of electrical building systems and assisting with the preparation of detailed electrical engineering design calculations and drawings. Responsibilities will also include construction administration services and collaboration with architectural and engineering teams.

The Successful Candidate Will:

  • Develop electrical designs from concept through completion of construction
  • Assist with preparing engineering design calculations and electrical system layouts
  • Assist with preparing detailed engineering reports and narratives
  • Coordinate electrical design requirements with architecture structure and other disciplines
  • Produce construction documents using Revit
  • Review shop drawings RFIs and submittals
  • Conduct site visits when needed

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or applicable education.
  • 2+ years’ experience designing electrical building systems on complex projects
  • Previous experience with a consulting engineering or A/E firm designing electrical systems for Commercial, private, or public projects.
  • Working knowledge of the design and construction process and the ability to understand and communicate with professionals of other disciplines
  • Familiarity with the NEC NFPA and all local codes and supplements
  • Experience with BIM or cad with preferences for including Autodesk Revit workflow
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Electrical Calculation Software packages (SKM,ETAP,etc)
  • Experience collaboration with vendor reps in areas such as lighting, power distribution equipment, and low voltage equipment.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

  • Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.
  • DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.

Electrical Engineer, Entry-Level

Office

Portland, Oregon, United States

Full Time

October 17, 2025

DLRGroup