Senior Structural Engineer & High-Tech Office Leader

SSOE Group; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Professional development funding

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

SSOE Group in Austin seeks a Senior Structural Engineer and Office Leader to shape the structural backbone of advanced semiconductor facilities and guide the office's professional community. You will mentor teams, build client partnerships, and represent SSOE with stakeholders, working in a design-build environment on technically complex, large-scale projects.

The role emphasizes leadership, innovation with AI tools, and fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture while delivering high-quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an accredited program.
• Active PE license in good standing in the U.S.; SE license desirable.
• 10+ years of structural engineering experience in semiconductor/high-tech facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive the structural engineering design and planning process for a portfolio of complex, large-scale advanced high-tech industrial and semiconductor projects, from conceptual design and structural system selection through construction administration within an integrated design-build delivery framework.
• Provide technical leadership and day-to-day oversight to internal structural engineering project teams, ensuring the creation of coordinated, high-quality construction documents that meet our client’s deflection and vibration criteria, industry best practices, and fast-track project schedules.
• Lead the design of comprehensive structural systems, including trusses, frames, and other load-bearing elements, with a strong emphasis on efficiency, durability, and safety.
• Perform and oversee advanced structural analysis using industry-standard software, including linear and nonlinear static analysis, modal and response spectrum analysis, time-history seismic analysis, vibration finite element modeling, and steel connection design.
• Guide the seamless integration of structural design with a multidisciplinary team, collaborating intensively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure coordination, constructability, and operational performance.
• Mentor junior and mid-level structural engineers within internal project teams, fostering deep understanding of structural engineering fundamentals.
• Stay current with evolving codes, standards, industry practices, and emerging technologies and incorporate that knowledge into project delivery and firm standards.
• Lead the development and maintenance of structural engineering standards, master specifications, template models, and calculation protocols to improve efficiency, consistency, technical quality, and speed-to-market across high-tech and semiconductor projects.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Business development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

PE license in good standing (US)

SE license desirable

Tools

Finite element modeling

BIM platforms

Job description

SSOE Group in Austin seeks a Senior Structural Engineer and Office Leader to shape the structural backbone of advanced semiconductor facilities and guide the office's professional community. You will mentor teams, build client partnerships, and represent SSOE with stakeholders, working in a design-build environment on technically complex, large-scale projects.

The role emphasizes leadership, innovation with AI tools, and fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture while delivering high-quality