What branch of engineering is your degree in? I am surprised you are having such difficulty finding suitable employment. If your degree is mechanical, civil, or electrical you should investigate the mining industry.
Structural.
I’ve been trying to find work in a nuclear powerplant lately. No takers. I can’t do a job where I have to stare at blueprints 12 hours a day or run calcs over and over. I tried that. No can do. I’d love to do something in the midle east...iraq or whatever. But you need years of specific experience for that, apparently. I’m single and no attachments of any kind. But I’ve never had so much as a request for a face to face interview.