Connection Design Engineer

Novax Recruitment Ltd; Statesville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd seeks a licensed Structural Connection Design Engineer (PE) in North Carolina for a 100% on-site role. Take ownership of in-house structural engineering, collaborating with detailing, fabrication, and project management teams on diverse steel projects.

Responsibilities include designing connections, reviewing calculations and drawings, and ensuring compliance with AISC/AWS standards. Relocation assistance is available and growth within a long-established fabricator is

Qualifications

• Active PE license required.
• Proven experience in structural steel connection design.
• Strong understanding of fabrication and erection.
• Experience with AISC standards and connection calculations.
• Ability to independently manage engineering responsibilities.
• Familiarity with Tekla Structures or connection design software is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Designing structural steel connections, including bolted, welded, moment, shear, and bracing connections.
• Preparing and reviewing structural engineering calculations.
• Ensuring compliance with AISC standards, AWS D1.1, and applicable building codes.
• Reviewing structural drawings, shop drawings, and connection design requirements.
• Collaborating with detailers, fabricators, project managers, and Engineers of Record.
• Resolving engineering challenges throughout fabrication and erection.
• Developing practical, cost-effective, and constructible connection solutions.

Skills

Structural connection design

Independent management

Collaboration with teams

Education

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Tekla Structures

Job description

WE'RE HIRING | STRUCTURAL CONNECTION DESIGN ENGINEER (LICENSED)

North Carolina | 100% On-Site

Relocation Assistance Available

Are you a licensed Structural Engineer with hands-on experience designing structural steel connections?

I'm recruiting for an exciting opportunity with an established, family-owned structural steel fabricator that has been operating for nearly 100 years.

This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of the company's in-house structural engineering function, working directly with detailing, fabrication, and project management teams on a diverse range of structural steel projects.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Designing structural steel connections, including bolted, welded, moment, shear, and bracing connections.
• Preparing and reviewing structural engineering calculations.
• Ensuring compliance with AISC standards, AWS D1.1, and applicable building codes.
• Reviewing structural drawings, shop drawings, and connection design requirements.
• Collaborating with detailers, fabricators, project managers, and Engineers of Record.
• Resolving engineering challenges throughout fabrication and erection.
• Developing practical, cost-effective, and constructible connection solutions.

What We're Looking For:

• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license - REQUIRED.
• Proven experience in structural steel connection design.
• Strong understanding of structural steel fabrication and erection.
• Experience with AISC standards and structural connection calculations.
• Ability to independently manage engineering responsibilities.
• Familiarity with Tekla Structures or connection design software is advantageous.
• Experience working with structural steel fabricators or specialist connection engineering firms is highly desirable.

What's on Offer:

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Relocation assistance available.
• Comprehensive benefits and retirement plan.
• Opportunity to establish and shape an in-house engineering function.
• Direct involvement in major commercial, industrial, and data center projects.
• Long-term career growth with a stable, expanding business.