Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (10 years experience) or Bachelor's degree (15 years experience) required
Professional Engineering licensure mandatory
Experience with tower support structures and agricultural conveying equipment
Familiarity with building codes specific to agricultural applications
Proficiency in Solidworks or similar CAD software, with preferred experience in RISA
Responsibilities
Directs and manages project concepts, design, and execution
Interprets building codes and design standards (IBC, ASCE 7, AISC)
Calculates loads and stresses on structural members and beams
Collaborates with sales staff to engineer custom steel structures
Coordinates design efforts with designers and drafters
Troubleshoots manufacturing issues related to steel structures
Conducts structural evaluations and forensic investigations
Mentors Engineers in Training (EITs) in structural engineering
Benefits
Opportunity to work in a specialized field focused on agricultural engineering
Potential for professional development through mentoring opportunities
Engagement in technically challenging projects with real-world applications
Collaboration with sales and design teams for holistic project execution
Full Job Description
Location:
Sheffield, IA
Job Summary:
To design custom steel grain storage bins, ensuring safety and compliance. This role involves collaborating with sales staff, providing technical advice, inspecting project sites, and overseeing the preparation of detailed engineering drawings. Additionally, the individual will coordinate design to designers and/or drafters for final design and manufacture.
Essential Job Requirements:
A Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering with ten years of work experience or a Bachelor's degree with fifteen years of work experience is required. Professional Engineering licensure also required. The ideal candidate should have experience with tower support structures for overhead catwalks, catwalks for agricultural conveying equipment, and support structures for elevated tanks. Knowledge of building codes related to agricultural applications and a basic understanding of agriculture and grain storage are beneficial. Proficiency in Solidworks or other solid modeling CAD software is helpful, and preferred experience with RISA.
Preferred Skills:
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft O365, Solidworks experience, and Solidworks Enterprise PDM software experience
Job Duties:
Manages and directs the concepts, design, and execution of project
Extensive knowledge of applicable building codes and design standards (IBC, ASCE 7, AISC) with the ability to reasonably interpret
Calculates loads and stresses on structures, investigates the strength of members and beams, and determines whether a structure can function safely
Works with sales staff to engineer custom steel structures to required specifications
Coordinates design to designer/drafter for final design and manufacture
Assists with troubleshooting manufacturing issues and issues with steel structures in real world applications and recommend repair and/or modification
Checks work to ensure accuracy of spelling, drawing format and organization, dimension and tolerance convention, and conformance with Engineering Standards
Conduct structure evaluations and forensic investigation
Knowledge of bin foundation design as it pertains to issues caused by foundation problems
Mentor EIT's in structural engineering
Comfortable with and ability to make critical engineering decisions with minimal oversight
