Structural Design Engineer

CCA Professional Recruiting; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CCA Professional Recruiting is seeking a Structural Design Engineer to support the design and development of offsite manufactured construction products, prefabricated systems, and architectural manufactured solutions. The role focuses on creating detailed 3D models, assemblies, and drawings while applying DfMA principles.

You will collaborate with customers, consultants, manufacturing teams, and project managers to ensure designs meet structural, code, and contract requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of structural design engineering experience.
• Experience with construction products, offsite/modular construction, prefabrication, architectural products, manufactured structures, or similar engineered products.
• Strong proficiency with MCAD/3D design software such as Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Rhino, CAD MEP, or similar platforms.
• Experience creating and interpreting 3D models, structural details, assemblies, and engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed 3D structural models, assemblies, and engineering drawings for offsite manufactured products.
• Support the development of structural solutions for modular, prefabricated, and manufactured construction systems.
• Collaborate with customers, architects, structural consultants, manufacturing teams, and vendors.
• Review structural designs for compliance with building codes, structural requirements, contract documents, and project specifications.
• Interpret structural drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and contractual documents.
• Coordinate structural designs with mechanical, electrical, architectural, and manufacturing disciplines.
• Participate in prototype development, testing, quality reviews, and design validation.
• Identify opportunities to improve structural designs related to manufacturability, material efficiency, quality, cost, installation, and performance.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure fabrication and assembly processes maintain structural design integrity.
• Support engineering consultants during design reviews and code compliance activities.
• Partner with Program Managers to understand customer requirements and support new product development.
• Develop and apply Python, C#, VB.NET, or similar scripting tools to automate repetitive design tasks.
• Maintain accurate engineering documentation and product design records.
• Support continuous improvement and product optimization initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

MCAD/3D design software

Autodesk Inventor

SolidWorks

Revit

Navisworks

Bluebeam

BIM 360

Job description

Travel: Approximately 15% nationwide travel

Job Description

We are seeking a Structural Design Engineer to support the design and development of offsite manufactured construction products, prefabricated systems, and architectural manufactured solutions.

The engineer will develop structural product details, 3D models, assemblies, and drawings while applying Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) principles. This position will collaborate with customers, engineering consultants, manufacturing teams, vendors, architects, and project managers to ensure designs meet structural, manufacturing, code, and contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed 3D structural models, assemblies, and engineering drawings for offsite manufactured products.
• Support the development of structural solutions for modular, prefabricated, and manufactured construction systems.
• Collaborate with customers, architects, structural consultants, manufacturing teams, and vendors.
• Review structural designs for compliance with applicable building codes, structural requirements, contract documents, and project specifications.
• Interpret structural drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and contractual documents.
• Coordinate structural designs with mechanical, electrical, architectural, and manufacturing disciplines.
• Participate in prototype development, testing, quality reviews, and design validation.
• Identify opportunities to improve structural designs related to manufacturability, material efficiency, quality, cost, installation, and performance.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams to ensure fabrication and assembly processes maintain structural design integrity.
• Support engineering consultants during design reviews and code compliance activities.
• Partner with Program Managers to understand customer requirements and support new product development.
• Develop and apply Python, C#, VB.NET, or similar scripting tools to automate repetitive design tasks.
• Maintain accurate engineering documentation and product design records.
• Support continuous improvement and product optimization initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of structural design engineering experience.
• Experience with construction products, offsite/modular construction, prefabrication, architectural products, manufactured structures, or similar engineered products.
• Strong proficiency with MCAD/3D design software, such as: Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Rhino, CAD MEP, or similar platforms
• Experience creating and interpreting 3D models, structural details, assemblies, and engineering drawings.
• Familiarity with, Revit, Navisworks, Bluebeam, Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360
• Basic scripting/programming knowledge using Python, C#, VB.NET, or similar.
• Understanding of applicable building codes, structural requirements, specifications, and construction documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering consultants, manufacturing teams, customers, and internal stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Offsite/modular construction.
• Prefabricated structural systems.
• Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA).
• Steel, concrete, or other structural product design.