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