[sesteel]

I think everybody goes through a stage where they second guess their career choice. Work is work. Even if you find work that is enjoyable, it tends to be fleeting as most engineering problems have an end. You probably want to address these concerns directly with your superior or mentor. I would do this simply by stating that you would like to expand your responsibilities and share your interests with her/him. There is typically more work than people to do it, so maybe you can carve out time to work on other things or help people out. Also, sometimes focusing non-technical things is helpful; personally, I love helping other people find success.

Consider focusing on yourself and your process, this is a good way to gamify your experience as an engineer. There is always room for improvement and many of the good engineers I know focus on self improvement over the period of many years.

If that doesn't work or sound good to you, perhaps finding another position is a good move. Just keep in mind that every job has different problems to overcome. There is a reason you are paid to do the work and the honeymoon period typically only last a few months before you are right back in it.

[Shanedora]

This was very uplifting. Thank you.