Senior Façade Engineer: Curtainwall & Envelope Design

Kovach; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kovach in Chandler, AZ seeks an engineer with a strong structural background focusing on curtainwall and façade systems. You will engage in design, analysis, and coordination across materials to deliver innovative envelope solutions.

This role requires collaboration with project managers, drafting teams, and fabricators to ensure constructible, efficient designs and successful submittals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of structural engineering experience in commercial or façade projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis and design of aluminum framing systems and related components.
• Develop load paths and perform calculations per codes and specs.
• Conduct FEM, MathCAD, and Excel-based analyses for façades.
• Evaluate unitized and stick-built curtainwalls and design connections.
• Prepare calculation packets for submittals.
• Coordinate with PMs, drafting teams, and fabricators.
• Present structural reports, drawings, and calculations.
• Support site observations and field data collection.
• Liaise with clients to communicate engineering intent.

Skills

Structural engineering

Curtainwall design

FEM analysis

MathCAD

Excel

Tools

MathCAD

Excel

Job description

Kovach in Chandler, AZ seeks an engineer with a strong structural background focusing on curtainwall and façade systems. You will engage in design, analysis, and coordination across materials to deliver innovative envelope solutions.

This role requires collaboration with project managers, drafting teams, and fabricators to ensure constructible, efficient designs and successful submittals.