Design Engineer Sr.

Key Responsibilities

Product Design and Development

- Develop new products and enhance existing products to address customer needs, expand market opportunities, and strengthen Amerons competitive position.

- Evaluate concepts for structural performance, functionality, manufacturability, and cost.

- Develop engineering calculations, models, drawings, renderings, and technical documentation to support concept evaluation and product implementation.

- Plan and support prototyping and testing; evaluate results and refine designs.

- Establish design methods and technical guidance that allow new products and options to transition into routine engineering and production workflows.

- Provide engineering support to the shop to clarify product design requirements and resolve technical questions related to manufacturing the product.

- Incorporate production feedback into product designs to improve manufacturability while maintaining required performance.

Engineering Analysis Tools

- Maintain and improve engineering analysis methods and software to accommodate applicable design codes, new products, materials, and design requirements.

- Translate engineering requirements into documented calculation methods and software functionality.

- Advance existing analysis tools and support their continued development into integrated engineering applications.

- Approach engineering tool development with an understanding of the complete design workflow, from customer requirements through analysis and design outputs.

- Build consistency, automation, and traceability into engineering tools to reduce repetitive data entry and support reliable use of project information.

- Verify and validate calculations and software outputs against established methods, independent checks, and test results where appropriate.

- Document assumptions, limitations, revisions, and validation results to support consistent and reliable use.

Qualifications

- Bachelors degree in mechanical, civil, structural engineering, or a related discipline.

- Active Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in at least one state in which the company operates or conducts business.

- Substantial engineering experience with demonstrated ownership of complex technical work.

- Strong capabilities in engineering analysis, product design, and practical problem-solving.

- Experience developing or improving engineering calculation tools, software, or automated workflows.

- Ability to translate customer and business needs into clear technical requirements and implemented solutions.

- Effective communication and collaboration across engineering, detailing, commercial, and production teams.

Preferred Experience

- Structural products, steel fabrication, or prestressed concrete.

- Engineering software development and integration.

- Parametric CAD, engineering automation, and technical visualization.

- Product testing and validation.

- Applicable structural design codes and standards.