Design Engineer

Purpose/Scope

A Design Engineer performs economical engineering design for precast products to meet all structural and constructability requirements. They work closely with drafters, mentor, supervisors, and other specialists.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Perform tasks below on easy to medium complexity jobs with minimal assistance and medium to high complexity jobs with assistance from higher level engineers.

- Review contract documents to understand scope and direction of assigned projects.

- Develop efficient design based upon industry standards as well as Fabcon design and detailing standards.

- Perform reviews of Fabcon shop drawings for technical accuracy and work with drafters and higher-level engineers to finalize drawings for customer submittal.

- Assist production checkers to ensure on time delivery of production drawings to the plant.

- Assist project managers and field personnel with issues encountered on site.  When applicable, provide efficient field fix designs utilizing available resources to mitigate delays in construction.

- Complete work in a timely manner to assist in workflow to internal and external customers and maintain schedule requirements.

- When assistance is required, reach out to supervisor, mentor, and other Design Engineers for collaboration/support.

- Support and mentor lower level engineers on easy to medium complexity jobs as needed.

- Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

- B.S. degree in Civil Engineering (required); structural engineering emphasis (preferred)

Other Required Qualifications

- Strong problem solving ability.

- Capable of handling multiple projects at once.

- Comfortable in a fast paced work environment.

- Engineer in Training (EIT) Certification

- Strong understanding of concrete and steel design (ACI and AISC codes).

- Familiar with IBC and ASCE 7 minimum design loads, and experience with wind and snow load calculations.

- Familiar with Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

- Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE)

- Knowledge of design standards for precast concrete products and familiar with PCI design handbook.

- Experience with engineering software such as LecWall, Mathcad, Enercalc, Concise.

Physical Requirements

- Move 25lbs (not for all jobs, reasonable accommodations will be made).

- Work with a computer for extended periods of time.

Work Environment

Remote/Office: Quiet with some ambient noise, climate controlled, fluorescent lighting