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Pike Engineering

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Good entry-level role but limited growth and engineering value - Design Engineer II Pike Engineering Employee Review

3.0
Apr 20, 2026
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Pros

The work is easy to learn, and you gain good practical knowledge on how the electrical grid works day to day. The completion of jobs directly affects and helps those in the community, and the work is relatively low stress. 10 hour work days are offered so you have the ability to work Monday to Friday. This is a good entry level job for an engineer of any discipline.

Cons

The ceiling is very low at this company. In 3-4 years you can move up to and Engineer 2, but then if you are not looking to get into management, there will be at least 3-4 more years of working at that role. Even if you do move up into management, it seems as though less engineering is done and you are more of a babysitter making sure time is accounted for to bill our customer. There is very little engineering value in this job, and it seems like the more people try to get involved and make sense of jobs, the less they are rewarded. The office hours are particular and based on people signing up for 9 or 10 hour days, but working 8 hour days for 5 days a week is not even an option, and you cannot work on your own (i.e. WFH) in any capacity, although there is nothing holding you back from doing so. Once work is handed off to you, it's very possible to do the entire job from home, and personally I don't understand the need for the large offices they have in the state. Unfortunately, all of this adds up to feel as though you work at a daycare, but the design engineer is the child. The work gets old and you rarely employ any type of engineering though processes in your day to day here. Again, this is a great entry level position, but I don't think anyone with any engineering degree should work here for more than 1.5-2 years.

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5.0
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Pros

Good entry level position for company

Cons

If you don’t like traveling, you may have to travel a lot. I personally don’t mind it

1.0
May 29, 2026
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Pros

Nice co-workers, Half days on Fridays. Good placeholder job while you look for better work elsewhere (Likely going to Duke Energy).

Cons

- Little growth opportunities; employees who've been there for more than 5 years fight for Mid-level pay/promotions. Will promote jobs to the teams, but end up hiring brand new employees to avoiding paying more. Best bet is apply to as many Duke Energy jobs as possible after working at Pike for a while. Pike contracts for Duke so if Duke likes your work, your home-free. - Unorganized management; constant "Go ask__ for help" from managers who should know what they're doing. - Contractor that outsources; If you get recruited: run. They would rather drain you for 5-6 months of work and tell you they don't want you at the end of your contract. - High turnover; should have seen it coming with how the managers hesitated over the question during the interview. Worked for 6 months and saw 4 people fired. - Terrible PTO; you accumulate 3 days a year off during your first few years and they don't stack so have fun working 40 for 2.5 hrs. - Not remote friendly; Managers are VERY hesitant to let employees W.F.H.

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