At a tough spot career-wise... not sure what to do

Fort Collins has 150,000 people with the college and health care the top employers. I see some manufacturing and tech and none of those have any entry level engineering positions? Getting the 1st job can sometimes be the hardest, but you can learn and grow from there. And in today's world, two years could be enough to move to another company - which is usually 20% raise (or why leave your existing job). You have a great degree, there is a lot to do with it. Check out patent lawyers. Many areas to use your knowledge, do your work, invest your time and don't expect to start at the top