Manager Structural Design

Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. seeks a Manager of Structural Design to lead the group responsible for designing welded fabrications, castings, and machined parts for heavy industrial equipment.

The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams to meet cost targets, specifications, and schedules. The manager will guide project planning, support fabrication and installation activities, and ensure robust engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Master's degree (MS/ME) with 4 years engineering experience or BS with 10 years in heavy industrial design.
• Experience in managing technical staff (2+ years).
• Knowledge of structural design engineering and materials properties.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Structural Design group and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Design welded fabrications, castings, and machined parts.
• Develop project plans and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Support fabrication, installation, and operation for optimum performance.
• Forecast operating costs and contribute to budgets.
• Supervise 4–6 employees and manage performance.

Skills

Structural design engineering

Finite element analysis

Mathematical analysis

Reading technical docs

Team leadership

Education

MS or ME in Mechanical/Structural Engineering

BS in Mechanical/Structural Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Pro/Engineer (Creo)

Microsoft Project

MS Office

BaaN system

Job description

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co.

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Country:

US

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Type of contract:

full time

The Manager Structural Design leads the group and participates in the research, plan, and design of structural products and systems, and directs and coordinates activities involved in fabrication, application, installation, and repair of structural products and systems. The Manager Structural Design is responsible to ensure that products developed meet the required cost targets, technical specifications, and, that projects are completed within the projected timelines. The Manager Structural Design must work with cross-functional teams and departments involving core team members for important project decisions and actions. The company policies and procedures must be rigorously applied.

Responsibilities

• Designs products and systems, which include, but not limited to welded fabrications, castings, and machined parts.
• Develops project plans; coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and within budget.
• Researches and analyzes data such as customer design proposal, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.
• Supports fabrication and installation activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design and customer specifications.
• Supports operation, maintenance, and repair activities to obtain optimum utilization of machines and equipment.
• Evaluates field installations and recommends design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
• Works independently and as a team member with other Group Managers, Engineers, Designers, and production personnel or on ad hoc projects.
• Forecast department operating costs and contributes to the preparation of the budget.
• Supervisory Duties:
  • Directly supervises 4 to 6 employees
  • Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of Structural Design team.
  • Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
  • Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Education and Experience:A Master Science Degree or Master of Engineering Degree (M.S./ M.E.) with 4 years of engineering experience or, a Bachelor’s Science (B.S.) degree in Mechanical or Structural Engineering with a minimum of 10 years working experience in the design and development of heavy industrial equipment. The candidate should have 2 years of experience in directly managing technical people.
• Knowledge of structural design engineering.
• Knowledge of finite element analysis and material properties.
• Knowledge of Database software; AutoCAD, Pro-engineer Design software; Microsoft Project, and MS Office software.
• Knowledge of BaaN system as it relates to truck Bill Of Material (BOM) structure and inventory control.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, part drawings, assemble drawings, schematics, component/systemspecifications or governmental regulations.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and