Structural Engineer III

Sukup Manufacturing Co.; Iowa; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sukup Manufacturing Co. in Iowa is seeking a licensed structural engineer to design custom steel grain storage bins, ensuring safety and code compliance. This role collaborates with sales, provides technical advice, inspects project sites and helps prepare detailed engineering drawings.

The ideal candidate holds a Master’s in Civil/Structural Engineering with PE licensure (or a B.S. with extensive experience), leads design teams, mentors EITs, and coordinates with designers for final

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering required.
• PE licensure required.
• 10+ years of structural design experience.
• Experience with tower supports, catwalks, and elevated tanks preferred.
• SolidWorks and PDM experience preferred.
• Knowledge of IBC, ASCE 7, AISC building codes.

Responsibilities

• Manages and directs the concepts, design, and execution of project
• Interprets building codes and design standards (IBC, ASCE 7, AISC) with the ability to reasonably interpret
• Calculates loads and stresses on structures, investigates the strength of members and beams, and determines whether a structure can function safely
• Works with sales staff to engineer custom steel structures to required specifications
• Coordinates design to designer/drafter for final design and manufacture
• Assists with troubleshooting manufacturing issues and issues with steel structures in real world applications and recommend repair and/or modification
• Checks work to ensure accuracy of spelling, drawing format and organization, dimension and tolerance convention, and conformance with Engineering Standards
• Conduct structure evaluations and forensic investigation
• Knowledge of bin foundation design as it pertains to issues caused by foundation problems
• Mentor EIT’s in structural engineering
• Comfortable with and ability to make critical engineering decisions with minimal oversight

Skills

Mentor EITs

Strong analytical skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Education

Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Professional Engineering licensure (PE)

Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

SolidWorks Enterprise PDM

RISA

Job description

To design custom steel grain storage bins, ensuring safety and compliance. This role involves collaborating with sales staff, providing technical advice, inspecting project sites, and overseeing the preparation of detailed engineering drawings. Additionally, the individual will coordinate design to designers and/or drafters for final design and manufacture.

A Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering with ten years of work experience or a Bachelor’s degree with fifteen years of work experience is required. Professional Engineering licensure also required. The ideal candidate should have experience with tower support structures for overhead catwalks, catwalks for agricultural conveying equipment, and support structures for elevated tanks. Knowledge of building codes related to agricultural applications and a basic understanding of agriculture and grain storage are beneficial. Proficiency in Solidworks or other solid modeling CAD software is helpful, and preferred experience with RISA.

Preferred Skills:

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft O365, Solidworks experience, and Solidworks Enterprise PDM software experience

Job Duties:

• Manages and directs the concepts, design, and execution of project
• Extensive knowledge of applicable building codes and design standards (IBC, ASCE 7, AISC) with the ability to reasonably interpret
• Calculates loads and stresses on structures, investigates the strength of members and beams, and determines whether a structure can function safely
• Works with sales staff to engineer custom steel structures to required specifications
• Coordinates design to designer/drafter for final design and manufacture
• Assists with troubleshooting manufacturing issues and issues with steel structures in real world applications and recommend repair and/or modification
• Checks work to ensure accuracy of spelling, drawing format and organization, dimension and tolerance convention, and conformance with Engineering Standards
• Conduct structure evaluations and forensic investigation
• Knowledge of bin foundation design as it pertains to issues caused by foundation problems
• Mentor EIT’s in structural engineering
• Comfortable with and ability to make critical engineering decisions with minimal oversight

It is, and will continue to be, the policy of Sukup Manufacturing Co. to practice a program of equal employment designed to assure that all employment decisions and advancement opportunities are made available to all employees and applicants on the basis of individual qualifications and without unlawful regard to race, religion, veteran status, national origin, disability, age or sex.

In addition to providing equal employment opportunities, it is also our policy to provide an environment free from unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. Any alleged violation of this policy will be investigated and disciplinary action will follow as required.

Immigration Sponsorship: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Sukup Manufacturing Co. is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time unless explicitly annotated within the individual job posting.