Field NDE/NDT & Engineering Geophysics Engineer

Orion Placement; Wheat Ridge (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time offRetirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Orion Placement is seeking a motivated NDE/NDT engineer to perform field data acquisition and geophysical analysis on civil infrastructure projects across the U.S. and occasionally internationally.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Geophysics and 1+ year of NDE/NDT experience; travel 25–40% and fieldwork on bridges, buildings, dams, tunnels, and foundations; benefits include health coverage and retirement matching.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Geophysics, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Materials Engineering.
• 1+ year of NDE/NDT and/or engineering geophysics experience; 2+ years strongly preferred.
• Strong data collection, analysis, technical writing, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively, including occasional national and international travel.
• Comfortable performing fieldwork in difficult conditions and working at heights.
• Ability to repeatedly lift up to 70 lbs.
• Clean driving record and ability to meet client site requirements, including drug testing when required.
• EIT registration is a plus; PE registration is preferred.
• Experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, GIS, structural analysis, finite element modeling, or NDE instrumentation is a plus.
• Candidates with oil and gas experience as their primary background will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Perform nondestructive evaluation and engineering geophysics data acquisition in the field.
• Process, analyze, and interpret NDE and geophysical data.
• Support evaluations of bridges, buildings, dams, tunnels, pavements, foundations, and other civil infrastructure.
• Prepare technical reports, proposals, and project documentation.
• Communicate and coordinate directly with clients and project teams.
• Apply NDE methods such as Impact Echo, Sonic Echo, Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity/Echo, Ground Penetrating Radar, corrosion evaluation, infrared thermography, pile integrity testing, and structural health monitoring.
• Support field investigations that may involve difficult conditions, heights, nights, weekends, and extended travel.
• Work both independently and collaboratively while contributing to projects from field data collection through final analysis and reporting.
• Travel nationally and occasionally internationally for project assignments, including occasional trips lasting 2 to 3 weeks.

Skills

NDE/NDT

Engineering Geophysics

Data collection

Technical writing

Verbal communication

Fieldwork

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Geophysics, Structural/Geotechnical/Materials Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

GIS

Finite element modeling

NDE instrumentation

Job description

Orion Placement is seeking a motivated NDE/NDT engineer to perform field data acquisition and geophysical analysis on civil infrastructure projects across the U.S. and occasionally internationally.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Geophysics and 1+ year of NDE/NDT experience; travel 25–40% and fieldwork on bridges, buildings, dams, tunnels, and foundations; benefits include health coverage and retirement matching.