Thornton Tomasetti

Structural Blast Engineer

Thornton Tomasetti$78K — $88K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in structural or civil engineering, or closely related field; master's preferred.
  • Interest in protective design and hazard-resistant engineering.
  • Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Familiarity with design and computational tools (e.g., Revit, AutoCAD, SAP2000).
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Support protective design concepts related to blast effects and structural hardening.
  • Assist with analysis and integration of security measures into designs.
  • Prepare technical documents and presentations to communicate protection measures.
  • Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including architects and security specialists.
  • Participate in field surveys and construction-phase activities.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare
  • Paid Time Off and Family Leave for New Parents
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Commuter Transit support
  • 401k with company matching and student loan repayments
  • Fitness Reimbursement
  • Diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs
Full Job Description
Your Role

As a Structural Engineer in our Protective Design & Security practice, you will support risk-based engineering and physical security design that strengthens the safety, resilience, and security of buildings and infrastructure. You will apply threat-informed engineering to structural hardening, blast effects, and progressive collapse, helping connect protective measures with architecture, site design, electronic security, and operations across buildings, campuses, and mixed-use environments. With support from your team, you will work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment while developing technical, analytical, and project coordination skills.

What You'll Do
  • Support protective design concepts and design studies involving blast effects, progressive collapse, structural hardening, and risk-informed design.
  • Assist with analysis, modeling, and calculation tasks as well as the integration of structural and physical security measures into project designs.
  • Help prepare diagrams, calculations, technical narratives, presentations, and design documentation that communicate protection measures clearly.
  • Coordinate with architects, engineers, planners, and security specialists in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  • Participate in on-site assessments, field surveys, and construction-phase activities.
  • Build familiarity with TT's culture, services, and collaborative working style while growing your technical and professional skills.


What You'll Bring
  • Bachelor's degree in structural or civil engineering, or a closely related field; master's degree preferred.
  • Interest in protective design, security, resilience, and hazard-resistant engineering.
  • Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Familiarity with design, visualization, documentation and computational tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino/Grasshopper, Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam, SAP2000, ETABS, or similar platforms is preferred.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.


Compensation
The rate for this position generally is $78,000 - $88,000 annually. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by District of Columbia Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employee already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee's pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare
  • Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Commuter Transit (where available)
  • 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
  • Fitness Reimbursement
  • And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

About Thornton Tomasetti

Thornton Tomasetti is an engineering and design firm that provides a wide range of services to clients in the construction industry. The company's services include structural engineering, façade engineering, sustainability consulting, and more. Thornton Tomasetti is committed to providing innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges, and has worked on some of the world's most iconic buildings. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in New York, NY.
Learn more about Thornton Tomasetti
Size
1,500 employees
Industry
Founded
1933

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