Engineering - Design Product Engineer

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation/Holidays/Sick Time

401k with Employer Match

On-Demand Pay

Bonus Potential

Tuition Reimbursement

Safety Gear Voucher

EAP

Career Advancement

Values-driven Culture

Job summary

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. seeks a Design Product Engineer (EIT) to deliver structural designs for precast products and prepare CAD drawings. You will collaborate with engineering, sales, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure precision and production-ready designs.

Ideal candidates hold a structural/ civil engineering degree, an E.I.T certification, and at least one year of related experience, preferably in precast or manufacturing environments. Location: Houston, TX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Structural or Civil Engineering from an accredited university.
• E.I.T Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Minimum 1 year of professional experience; precast/manufacturing preferred.
• Basic knowledge of ACI 318, AASHTO LRFD, and related design codes.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, SolidWorks and MathCAD; at least 1 year experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide structural designs for the full range of precast products including vaults, pipes, box culverts, catch basins, manholes, wingwalls, and other precast concrete items as directed.
• Learn design concepts for current products and stay current with design theory.
• Analyze civil plans and specifications to understand project requirements.
• Prepare and review project-specific CAD drawings.
• Serve as a resource on concrete mix designs for plants.
• Assist in submittal preparation and review, and BOM creation.
• Support production with cost-saving design improvements.
• Coordinate with sales, engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, and quality teams on design-related queries.

Skills

MS Office/Word & Excel

Verbal & Written comms

English proficiency

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in Structural/Civil Eng

E.I.T Certification

M.S. in Civil Eng (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

MathCAD

Job description

NWPX Park - Houston, 7015 Fairbanks N Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Friday, July 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM

What NWPX Offers You

• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
• On-Demand Pay (Access Your Earned Wages Before Payday)
• Bonus Potential
• Up to $5,000 per year Tuition Reimbursement
• Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (Day 1 of Employment)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunities for Career Advancement
• Values-Driven Culture Committed to Equal Opportunities and Safety

Summary of Job Purpose

The responsibilities of the Design Product Engineer (EIT) include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide structural designs for full range of precast products manufactured by the Precast Infrastructure plants including vaults, pipe, box culverts, catch basins, manholes, wingwalls and other precast concrete products as directed and under the supervision of the Director of Engineering.
• Ability and initiative to become knowledgeable with design concepts and theory for all current products including vaults, pipe, box culverts, manholes and specialty precast.
• Analyze civil plans and specifications to understand project requirements.
• Prepare and review project specific CAD drawings.
• Understand concrete mix designs and serve as a technical resource for the manufacturing plants as needed.
• Assist in submittal preparation, submittal approval from Engineer and review production drawings.
• Prepare and review bills of material (BOMs)
• Support production with cost savings projects related to process or product design.
• Communicate and support project sales representatives, engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, and quality teams on any design related questions and/or issues.
• Engage with and participate in precast industry specific associations (MSPCA, APCA, NPCA, etc.) and work with engineers for public utilities, government entities, and other vendors.
• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Must embrace and support core values Accountability, Commitment and Teamwork
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word and Excel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to read, write and speak in English language.
• Must be a self-starter.
• Strong organizational skills with an attention to detail.
• Ability to function in a fast paced growing role and department.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Ability to work with sales, engineering, drafting and production teams to turn projects over in a timely manner.
• Possess a positive attitude and a strong work ethic.
• Must be able to review project plans as needed.
• Must be able to assist management with production problems & develop sound solutions.
• Must be able to receive & execute verbal and written instructions and document instructions in organized manner.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to perform complex mathematical calculations.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instruction in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Basic knowledge of ACI 318, AASHTO LRFD, and other applicable design codes.
• Ability to use various computer programs, including AutoCAD, Solidworks, and MathCAD with a minimum of one year experience.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Structural/Civil Engineering from accredited university, Master of Science in Civil Engineering preferred.
• Minimum 1-year work experience in a professional environment, precast and/or manufacturing preferred.
• E.I.T Certification (or the ability to obtain with 6 months of hire).
• Preferred Concrete Design course.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

Physical Activity

Over 2/3 of the time:

• Standing/Sit: Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling to type.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Walking: Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularity for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers such as moving a mouse and typing.

Up to 2/3 of the time:

• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm to operate a mouse, phone, computer, and other office machines.

Physical Requirements

Less than 1/3 of the time:

• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Kneeling/Crouching: Position self to look under or around equipment or areas of production
• Stooping: Positions self to lift items off the floor.
• Reaching: Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or move objects from position to position.

Physical Requirements

• Medium work: Exerting up to 30 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.

Vision Requirements

Over 2/3 of the time the worker is required to have:

• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

Up to 2/3 of time the worker is required to have:

• Distance vision (clear feet at 20 feet or more)
• Ability to adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

Weather Conditions

The worker is subject to both environmental conditions throughout their day: activities occur inside the office environment and outside in production or the yards.

Over 2/3 of the time:

• Moderate noise to loud noise when in production
• Quiet conditions when working in the office

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Except where prohibited by state law, offers of employment may be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, drug test, and/or physical examination, as determined by the essential functions and physical requirements of the position.

NWPX Infrastructure is committed to equal employment opportunity. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

NWPX Infrastructure reserves the right to close the position, with or without notice, if a qualified candidate is identified prior to the close date.