Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Discipline-specific responsibilities include:

• Conceptual structural design
• Estimating weights, members, and details for proposal preparation
• Detailed design development utilizing structural methods, software, building codes, and client specifications
• Structural calculation and drawing production
• Shop and field structural inspections
• Stay current with codes and requirements that apply tspecific engineering disciplines

As Project Engineer:

• Communicate with clients
• Develop design budget and schedule
• Monitor budget and schedule during the design phase
• Coordinate design team to complete the design and achieve project objectives
• Actively participate in scheduled design reviews with contractor, architect, engineering consultants, and other project team members
• Interface with other departments to coordinate structural systems with electrical and mechanical systems
• Provide project status updates for Project Review Meetings and other company meetings
• Interface with field personnel and purchasing to determine and obtain required materials
• Assist in prototype development, implementation, and documentation
• Assist in operation & maintenance manual production
• Visit manufacturing/vendor sites to inspect and communicate expectations
• Support Co. Sales & Marketing Efforts:
• Provide technical and media support, including written and visual materials
• Occasionally, write articles for magazines and technical journals to expand company presence
• Monitor project design costs and progress to ensure that approved project budget and schedule goals are achieved. Facilitate client communication
• Drive continuous improvement by finding ways to enhance quality and performance with shop and field assembly, adjustment, function, aesthetics, costs, and maintenance

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution with 5+ years of relevant experience, or M.S. degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from institution with an ABET accredited undergraduate program with 3+ years of relevant experience
• E.I.T. certified and PE License preferred.
• 3D Modeling and FEA software experience
• Knowledge of current codes and requirements that apply Civil/Structural Engineering discipline
• Understanding of engineering software, most advantageous being SAP2000, StaadPro, Risa3D, SolidWorks, SolidWorks Simulation, ANSYS, and MATHCAD
• Ability to push the boundaries of the code, understand and apply alternate codes, and think outside of the box
• Desire to understand the behavior behind and solve complex structural design problems including large machine design, structural dynamics/statics, system stiffness, load distribution, failure modes, and related system integration tasks

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