Structural Engineer

Position Description Oversee weldment drawing standards and general drafting best practices for our different product lines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Direct others in the production of design documents for metal buildings and other structures that meet drawing standards and any relevant building codes or standards. Check and set weldment drawing standards and drafting best practices for our different product lines. Coordinate manufacturing weldment design reviews as necessary for new products or designs.

Ensure manufacturability of weldments produced in-house and outsourced. This job could evolve into helping on building code compliance and energy code designs for our metal buildings including production of all required documentation. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required Interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

Ability to apply problem solving skills to investigate and resolve design issues effectively. Technical documentation and report writing skills. Extensive welding symbol knowledge and proper usage including the ability to train others. Strong drafting practices with the ability to check and markup other people’s weldment drawings.

Excellent time management skills, self-motivated, and flexible to work well in a fast-paced team environment as job duties can differ significantly from day to day. Must have a good understanding of construction documents, including both drawings and technical specifications. Provide code compliance help and documentation on prefabricated metal electrical control buildings and other structures.

Ensure structures are durable and safe to suit their intended purpose. Preferred PE licensed or willingness to obtain preferred, but not required. Assist the QA department on building, part, and welding inspections and any third-party inspections as needed. Structural design engineering background with some Finite element analysis experience preferred.

Heavy welding and/or sheet metal fabrication experience preferred. Knowledgeable or willingness to learn U.S. building and energy codes and standards including AWS, ASHRAE 90.1, IEEC, IBC, ASCE 7 & 8, AISC 360, and AISI S100. Extensive drafting and designing experience.

Qualifications

& Experience Bachelor’s degree in civil, structural, or mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in structural design, welding and code compliance with 3+ years of experience preferred; entry level candidates may be considered for the right applicant. Salary will depend on experience. Travel None Physical Demands and Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk and hear.

The employee regularly is required to walk and reach with hands. The employee is frequently required to sit and rarely required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee uses computer keyboards often. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Employee views computer monitor often. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is rarely exposed to airborne particles or chemical agents. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Switchgear Power Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.