Job Summary

The Associate Structural Engineer designs safe, efficient main and secondary structural systems for industrial exhaust ducting. This role supports power generation projects utilizing large-scale combustion turbines. You will perform calculations, create Structural Analysis 3D models, and collaborate with fabrication teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Structural Analysis: Perform member sizing conforming to LRFD and/or ASD methods per AISC 360 bending, deflection, and stability checks using static loading and environmental or operating loading such as: wind, seismic, and thermal calculations for exhaust ducting systems [1].
• Design & Modeling: Develop 3D structural models of ducting, internal liners, and support steel.
• Code Compliance: Ensure designs meet AISC 360, ASCE 7, AWS D1.1, and applicable international building codes.
• Fabrication Support: Review fabrication drawings, answer shop inquiries, and resolve material issues.
• Collaboration: Coordinate with pipe stress/mechanical engineers, project engineers/managers, and drafting personnel.
• Documentation: Prepare clear, organized structural calculation packages for client review.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical or Structural Engineering.

Software Skills: Proficiency in STAAD.Pro, or RISA-3D, and AutoCAD.

Industry Knowledge: Basic understanding of high-temperature materials and thermal expansion.

Communication: Strong technical writing skills to document design choices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Autodesk® Inventor or similar 3D mechanical design software.
• Certification: Engineer-in-Training (EIT) status preferred.
• Basic understanding of thermal expansion concepts in large lined and insulated ducting or plate structures.
• Experience FEM work analysis and mesh modeling.
• Knowledge of common industrial welding practices and fabrication constraints.
• Ability to interpret process drawings; P&IDs and coordinate ducting layouts with process requirements

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Travel is expected to be no more than 5% of working time.
• Valid driver's license required

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

The following knowledge, skills, and ability are required.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Computers (non-technical) - Knowledge of software, including applications and programming.

SKILL IN:

• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

ABILITIES IN:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

The candidate must be self-motivated and demonstrate strong time management and organizational skills in a professional work environment. Minimal physical requirements, primarily computer use and communication via virtual platforms, are necessary. Flexibility to adapt to occasional scheduled video meetings and collaborative tasks is essential.

ADA REQUIREMENTS (For U.S. positions only):

Positions in this function typically require typing, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

• Concentrated mental and/or visual attention. The work involves performing complex tasks to very close accuracy and quality specifications, or a high degree of hand and eye coordination for sustained periods.
• The job is typically performed under comfortable working conditions; any disagreeable elements are generally absent during normal performance of job.
• Compliance with company attendance standards.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work.

Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, workspace restrictions, intense noises, and travel.