Staff Structural Engineer, Industrial Heat Systems

Karman Industries; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Karman Industries in Signal Hill, California, is seeking a highly motivated Staff Structural Engineer to join our team and help design the next generation of heat processing systems. The candidate will lead structural design across a range of challenging applications and manage vendors to turn designs into fabricated hardware.

The role spans concept design, detailed design, project management, and certification, with a first-principles approach and close collaboration with mechanical and

Qualifications

• B.Sc./B.Eng. in structural engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or equivalent.
• Active California Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• 5+ years of experience in structural steel design and fabrication, including skid-mounted, process, or industrial equipment.
• Experience managing structural engineering projects, including schedule, budget, and scope and coordination design, procurement, and fabrication vendors.
• Self-motivated / high performer, ability to self-manage, multi-task, and communicate excellently.

Responsibilities

• Perform design and analysis for new structural steel design projects, including new products and facility structures.
• Lead detailed structural design and analysis for the utilization of existing structural steel designs to new sites across the USA.
• Provide structural engineering support for machinery design, including support in analysis of mechanical loads and environments.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and deliverables for structural engineering projects
• Coordinate vendors across design, procurement, and fabrication for structural engineering projects.
• Perform structural analysis and calculations to support design decisions and code compliance
• Certify (PE stamp) own designs and review and certify designs produced by others.
• Interface with mechanical and analysis teams to integrate structural design with equipment and process requirements.
• Support permitting submittals and respond to plan-check comments from authorities having jurisdiction.
• Hands-on support of structural integration and construction of own design and designs produced by others.
• Implement novel solutions to challenging problems, thinking outside the box and challenging the status quo.

Skills

Self-motivation

Multitasking

Communication

Education

BSc/BEng in structural engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

ANSYS/NASTRAN

Job description

Karman Industries in Signal Hill, California, is seeking a highly motivated Staff Structural Engineer to join our team and help design the next generation of heat processing systems. The candidate will lead structural design across a range of challenging applications and manage vendors to turn designs into fabricated hardware.

The role spans concept design, detailed design, project management, and certification, with a first-principles approach and close collaboration with mechanical and