Senior Structural Engineer

Talent Edge Recruiting; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (70% employer-paid)

HSA contribution

Company-paid life insurance

Retirement plan with 3% employer match

Tuition reimbursement & licensing exam

Job summary

Talent Edge Recruiting is aiding a well-established structural engineering and consulting firm near South Bend, IN to hire a Senior Structural Engineer. The role leads design projects, mentors engineers, and tackles non-standard problems across steel, wood, concrete, masonry, and composites.

Hybrid/remote flexibility available across the U.S. with relocation assistance. PE required, SE preferred for upper pay tiers; 6–15+ years of experience; eligible to work in the United States.

Qualifications

• 6-15+ years of structural engineering experience.
• PE license required; SE license preferred for higher pay tier.
• Must be able to legally work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural design projects from proposal through completion; sign and seal.
• Mentor junior engineers (2-3 direct reports at the senior level).
• Solve non-standard structural problems across steel, wood, concrete, masonry, and composites.
• Contribute to R&D, code-writing, and technical publications.

Skills

Structural engineering

Mentoring

Client communication

Leadership

Education

PE license

SE licensure preferred

Job description

A well-established, growing structural engineering and consulting firm near South Bend, IN is hiring a Senior Structural Engineer. This firm handles complex, non-standard structural projects - retrofits, alternative materials, and R&D work - and offers a genuine mentorship-driven culture with room to build your own book of business.

Pay: $130,000-$220,000/year based on experience and licensure, plus bonus

Schedule: Full-time, ~40 hours/week (every other Friday off)

Location: Mishawaka, IN (South Bend area) preferred; hybrid/remote possible for the right candidate anywhere in the U.S. (Eastern time hours). Relocation assistance available.

• Lead structural design projects from proposal through completion; sign and seal
• Mentor junior engineers (2-3 direct reports at the senior level)
• Solve non-standard structural problems across steel, wood, concrete, masonry, and composites
• Contribute to R&D, code-writing, and technical publications

Requirements:

• 6-15+ years of structural engineering experience
• PE required (SE preferred, especially for the higher end of the pay range)
• Strong communicator, comfortable pushing back and guiding clients
• Health insurance (70% employer-paid), HSA contribution, company-paid life insurance
• Retirement plan with 3% company match
• Tuition reimbursement and fully covered licensing exam costs
• Genuine mentorship culture and a path toward future ownership

Looking for senior engineers ready to work on projects that don't fit in a textbook. Must be able to legally work in the United States.