Job Description

A rapidly growing industrial cooling manufacturer is expanding its team and looking for an experienced Structural Engineer who takes pride in quality workmanship and reliable production.  Our client has built a strong reputation for producing durable components that support essential industrial operations across multiple sectors.

This role is responsible for structural design, analysis, and verification while balancing safety, cost, manufacturability, and schedule. The position collaborates closely with mechanical, thermal, drafting, manufacturing, and project management teams.

Structural Engineer Key Responsibilities:

Structural Design & Analysis

• Design and analyze structural steel frames, skids, platforms, pipe racks, and support structures for heat exchangers and packaged systems.
• Evaluate loads including dead, live, wind, seismic, thermal expansion, transportation, lifting, and installation loads.
• Design base frames, saddles, columns, beams, bracing systems, lifting lugs, and tie-down features.
• Perform hand calculations and finite element analysis (FEA) to validate global and local structural behavior.
• Optimize designs for weight, cost, and manufacturability while meeting stress and deflection criteria.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards (ASME, AISC, API, AWS, and customer specifications).
• Prepare and review calculation packages for internal review, customer approval, and third-party inspection.

Manufacturing & Fabrication Support

• Collaborate with manufacturing and fabrication teams to ensure designs are practical and cost-effective.
• Review shop drawings and resolve fabrication-related structural issues.
• Support lifting, rigging, and transportation planning for large assemblies.
• Coordinate with thermal, mechanical, and process engineers to integrate structural requirements into overall equipment design.
• Work closely with drafting and design teams to ensure accurate models and drawings.
• Provide technical input during design reviews, project kickoffs, and customer meetings.

Quality, Safety & Continuous Improvement

• Participate in internal design reviews and lessons-learned activities.
• Identify opportunities to standardize structural details and improve design efficiency.
• Support root cause analysis for structural nonconformances or field issues.

Structural Engineer Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering (with strong structural emphasis).
• 3–8+ years of experience designing structural steel frames and skids for industrial or heavy manufacturing equipment.
• Strong understanding of steel design, welded connections, bolted joints, and load path development.
• Proficiency with AISC-based design methods and structural analysis tools (e.g., ANSYS, STAAD, SAP2000, or similar).
• Ability to produce clear, well-documented structural calculation packages suitable for customer and third-party review.
• Experience supervising a team
• Occasional travel to customer sites, fabricators, or project locations as required.

Structural Engineer Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Practical understanding of fabrication and welding methods.
• Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• High attention to detail with a focus on safety and quality.

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